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Individual Mozzarella Caprese

Source of Recipe

EDC, Pam/anieema


List of Ingredients

Mini fresh mozzerella balls (Sam's sells this in 1# containers)
Grape Tomatoes
Fresh basil leaves
Toothpicks or Wooden Skewers
Balsamic Reduction for Mozzerella Caprese (recipe follows)


Recipe

On each toothpick or skewer, thread a grape tomato, a basil leaf, a mozzarella ball (you may want to cut each ball in half), another basil leaf and another grape tomato. Put these on a platter around a bowl of the Balsamic Reduction for dipping.

You can also julienne some prosciutto and thread one strip on each toothpick around the other ingredients.

Balsamic Reduction for Mozzarella Caprese:
1 bottle balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup sugar

Take the bottle of balsamic vinegar (it doesn't have to be the most expensive either) and pour it into a saucepan with about 1/2 cup of sugar.

Heat, stirring constantly for about 20-25 minutes until the sauce reduces to about half and coats the spoon. Don't allow to boil as the sugar will burn. You'll know when it's the right consistency when you take a little dab (about the size of a pearl) and put
it on a chilled plate, and it holds it's shape pretty well.

Cool and store in a covered container.