A Festive Caprese Christmas Wreath

This holiday Caprese wreath is very festive and easy to put together! Cherry tomatoes, bocconcini, and of course fresh basil are skewered and stacked and shaped into a wreath. Serve it up with a balsamic glaze, salt and pepper, and freshly baked crostini.

Two words: show stopper. It looks like a lot more work than it really is to put together and takes a simple appetizer to a festive level.

Serve it with crostini, homemade balsamic reductions, and a good bottle or two of wine, which is very recommended while entertaining guests.

To Make This Holiday Caprese Wreath You Will Need:

• skewers
• small cherry or grape tomatoes (assortment of yellow and red if you can)
• fresh boccocini balls
• fresh basil leaves
• fresh rosemary sprigs
• balsamic glaze
• crostini
• kosher salt
• black pepper

Prep the cherry tomatoes by washing them and patting them dry. Drain and rinse the bocconcini, and pat them dry before slicing each one in half. Lastly pick the fresh basil leaves and quickly rinse and pat dry as well.

Now, how you skewer them is up to you! Thread a tomato, cheese and basil. You can even double up the tomatoes if you want. There really is no rules for these. However you need around 35 to 40 skewers total.

Arrange on a platter or large plate in the shape of a wreath. Then tuck in little rosemary sprigs to give it that wreath-like vibe. That’s it! I put the small bowl of balsamic in the middle with a tiny spoon, it’s easy to dip or drip over the skewers.

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Caprese Holiday Wreath

A festive twist on the classic caprese salad. This is perfect for holiday parties and easy to eat!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Appetizer, Caprese, Christmas Bundt Cake, Holiday Recipes, Italian Appetizer

Prep Time 20 minutes

Servings 40 skewers

Ingredients

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes
• 1 pint gold cherry tomatoes
• 2 containers bocconcini balls
• 40ish basil leaves
• 40 small skewers
• balsamic glaze
• kosher salt
• black pepper
• crostini, for serving

Instructions

1. Rinse the tomatoes and pat them dry.

2. Drain the bocconcini, rinse and pat them dry.

3. Thread a skewer in no particular order, tomato, bocconcini, basil leaf. Repeat till you fill all the skewers.

4. Arrange the skewers on a serving platter in the shape of a wreath.

5. Serve up with the glaze, and grind fresh black pepper and salt on top.

Enjoy! I hope this is a hit at your holiday parties!