Caprese salad in puff pastry

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These delicious caprese salad are miniaturized into bite-sized appetizers. Served in a puff pastry cup, they are the perfect appetizers are any party

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I am taking 100 of these caprese salad bites to a party this evening.

Wish all of you could come over.

You know what I have recently discovered? It is these wonderful basil called “Living Herbs”.

The basil is left in the root and sold that way. As you can see, it will stay fresh for days. They are sold by North Shore Living Herbs company. I have only seen them in some chain grocery stores, but, they are so great and money-saving items.

If you feel like changing it up, you can use arugula pesto instead.

Before these living herbs, I had to freeze basil which completely ruins their taste. Or I would throw away many of the leaves because they were dying.

Now, I just put them in water and they remain fresh for about 2-3 weeks.

Caprese salad is one of favorite things to order at any Italian restaurant. I have seen them being served in many different forms. Sometimes, the simplest ones are the most fun to eat. The restaurant will arrange them in a line alternating between tomato slices, Mozzarella slices and fresh basil leaves. Then they would douse them with Balsamic vinegar. Frankly, I could eat them forever.

I have a love of oven roasted cherry tomatoes and tomato salad.

My version of these party snacks has goat cheese substituted for mozzarella. I like the taste of goat cheese in a puff pastry and they make for great appetizers. This is a very simple party recipe and it will be a winner with all your guests

Caprese salad in puff pastry bites are finger food items, so, don’t be surprised if your party goers go through them even before you have had a chance to remove them from the oven.

But, even better, these caprese salad are a hit with kids.

You would be surprised to see how easy this caprese salad bites are to make.

Personally, I like to make my own basil pesto, especially after discovering the living herbs. But, if you prefer store bought, go for it.

Fresh mozzarella also makes a delicious mozzarella cheese sandwich and an amazing eggplant parmesan sandwich.

So, if you are my regular reader, feel free to leave a comment below and I will personally thank you!

For now, enjoy these delicious caprese salad bites.





How To Make Caprese Salad Bites

