Caprese Salad Skewers Recipe with Pesto & Bacon

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This easy mini Caprese salad skewers recipe (tomato basil skewers) with pesto and bacon needs just 6 ingredients! It's a quick and healthy appetizer everyone will love.

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Prep: 15 minutes

Total: 15 minutes

Author: Maya Krampf from WholesomeYum.com

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Ingredients

10 oz Grape tomatoes (30 tomatoes)
5 slices Bacon (cooked; each cut into 6 pieces)
1/2 oz Fresh basil (30 leaves)
10 oz Fresh mozzarella balls (minis; 30 pieces)
30 medium Toothpicks
1/4 cup Basil pesto
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 tbsp Balsamic glaze
Black pepper (fresh cracked, optional)

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Instructions

Skewer the tomatoes, bacon pieces, fresh basil, and mozzarella balls onto the toothpicks, in that order. (You can fold any larger basil pieces as needed.)
In a small bowl, whisk together the pesto and olive oil. If it's still thick, thin out with more oil.
Drizzle the pesto over the skewers, then the balsamic glaze.
Top with fresh ground pepper.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: 3 skewers

Nutrition Facts

Amount per serving. Serving size in recipe notes above.

Calories 184

Fat 16.4g

Protein 7.8g

Total Carbs 2.8g

Net Carbs 2.2g

Fiber 0.6g

Sugar 1.8g

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