Mozarella Pesto Appetizers
These appetizers are literally so delicious and so easy, coming together in less than 10 minutes! They’re faultless, and appeal to even the pickiest eaters.
The appetizers are a combination of fresh sliced mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, and a big spoonful of a pesto of your choice. Just three ingredients, so the quality is what makes these ingredients stand out. But trust me, it’s worth it.
For the mozzarella, you want to invest in something that’s fresh and creamy, something that is absolutely delicious. You honestly could find it at pretty much any grocery store. I usually go for a pre-sliced option, but ou could slice it yourself as well.
For the tomatoes, I like to use campari tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, but you could honestly use any tomato. The freshest tomato is your best bet, and you want to make sure you use tomatoes that are at the perfect state of ripeness. You don’t want them to be green and hard, but you also don’t want them to have spots and be mushy. For preparation, you pretty much need to just slice it, that’s it.
For the pesto, I like to make my spinach pesto. It’s delicious and complements the other ingredients really well. Another recipe where I use these ingredients is mozzarella pesto chicken wraps. My pesto is super easy, just blended spinach, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. You could also add parmesan and pine nuts, and substitute kale for spinach. If not, you could use any store-bought pesto.
And so, here’s my recipe for three ingredient mozzarella pesto appetizers.
Ingredients:
- 8 oz sliced mozzarella, 16 slices
- 4 medium tomatoes, or 8 cherry tomatoes
- 3/4 cup spinach pesto, or pesto of your choice
Instructions:
- Lay out the 16 slices of mozzarella on a serving platter.
- Slice the medium tomatoes into 4 thick slices, or cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Place one slice/half on each mozzarella slice.
- Prepare the pesto (find the recipe above), and spoon about 1/2 to 1 tbsp pesto onto each appetizer, dividing it equally. Enjoy!
Mozzarella Pesto Appetizers
Ingredients
- 8 oz sliced mozzarella or 16 slices
- 4 tomatoes medium, or 8 cherry tomatoes
- 3/4 cup spinach pesto or pesto of your choice
Instructions
- Lay out the slices of mozzarella on your serving platter.
- Slice the medium tomatoes into 4 slices, or cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Put one slice of tomato on each piece of mozzarella.
- Spoon about 1/2 – 1 tbsp pesto onto each appetizer. See above for homemade spinach pesto. That's it, enjoy!
Notes
- Macros: 1.8 g carbohydrates, 3.4 g fat, 2.9 g protein
- See the blog post above for notes about ingredient choice, detailed descriptions, and a recipe for homemade spinach pesto.