MOZZARELLA AND TOMATO APPETIZER

Mozzarella and Tomato Appetizer image

A friend brought these simple yet delicious and refreshing appetizers to a party recently and I've been making them ever since! They are especially good served cold during the hot summer months.

Provided by Jackie

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Antipasto Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

24 long cocktail toothpicks
48 cherry or grape tomatoes, rinsed and dried
6 thin slices prosciutto, each cut into quarters
24 bite-size marinated mozzarella balls*
24 fresh basil leaves
¼ cup Italian salad dressing

Steps:

Thread each toothpick with: one tomato, 1/4 of a slice of prosciutto folded into a small square, one mozzarella ball, one basil leaf (folded if it is large), and one more tomato.
Arrange appetizers on a serving platter. Drizzle with your favorite Italian salad dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 312.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 63.4 mg, Fat 22.6 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 19.8 g, SaturatedFat 12.8 g, Sodium 682.9 mg, Sugar 0.8 g