🍅 Caprese Kabobs with Pesto

🍅 Caprese Kabobs with Pesto

These tasty Caprese Kabobs with Pesto are perfect as an appetizer, meal or snack! Top these skewers with pesto and enjoy them at your next party or gathering!

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine American, Americanized Italian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Total Time 15

Servings skewers

Calories 166.3kcal

Author Marcie & Julie

Equipment

1 basting brush
10 Kabob skewers 6-8 inches

Ingredients

1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes or 2 cups
1-2 cucumbers peeled & cut into quarter rounds
6 ounce small mozzarella balls ciliegine
1 bunch fresh basil stems removed
14 ounce Hillshire Farms Lit'l Smokies
1/2 cup homemade pesto or jarred pesto

Optional

olive oil for drizzling
balsamic vinegar for drizzling
salt for sprinkling
black pepper for sprinkling

Instructions

Lay out the ingredients and skewers.
Stack ingredients on your skewers in the order that you like. We recommend starting by threading a cherry tomato and ball of mozzarella cheese onto your skewer, followed by a basil leaf, cucumber, and Lit'l Smokie. Repeat the pattern as desired until your skewer is full.
Use a a basting brush to "paint" kabobs with pesto. Optional: drizzle olive oil and balsamic over the kabob. And season as you like with salt & pepper.

Video

Notes

If you are worried about splinters, simply soak wooden skewers in water before assembling kabobs.

If your basil leaves are large, fold them in half before threading them onto the skewer.

Opt for premium ingredients. When working with small appetizers, we like the ingredients to be top notch. Consider buying veggies from a local farmer or your own garden. We also suggest choosing a great olive oil when making your pesto and/or for drizzling over your kabobs.

Make caprese kabobs the day you plan to serve them. To keep ingredients fresh, prepare kabobs up to four hours ahead of time and store in the fridge. Be sure to add the pesto and/or olive oil/balsamic right before serving.

Nutrition