How to Make Easy to Eat Spa Bruschetta Bobs for a Cooling Summer Party Appetizer

A refreshing alternative to traditional bruschetta these kabobs are easy for party guests to hold and eat. Super cooling food in the summer months and packed with good for you lypocene from the tomatoes. Serves 8.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 5 medium size on the vine tomatoes
• 8 oz. of fresh mozzarella (or smoked fresh mozzarella)
• 2 cups of organic italian dressing
• Fresh rosemary (Optional)
• Whole fresh basil leaves
• 1 loaf italian or french baguette cut into 2 inch cubes or wedges
• 3 - 4 inch long wooden toothpicks or skewers

1. Cut the tomatoes into wedges by slicing the tomato in half horizontally, then turn the tomato with the stem towards the ceiling and cut it into quarters, holding the cut halves together.

2. Cut the mozzarella into 1 inch cubes.

3. Place the italian dressing into a shallow bowl large enough to hold the tomatoes and the mozzarella. Add the rosemary. Add the tomatoes and mozzarella, allow to marinate for at least 30 mins up to 1 hr. in the refrigerator.

4. While that marinates, cut up the bread. Put one bread cube onto each of 30 toothpicks (this will be the base), then put one basil leaf on top of the bread cube.

5. Once the tomato mixture is marinated, finish the kabobs with a tomato wedge on top of the basil and then a piece of mozzarella.
   
   See my other recipes for another bruschetta alternative.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to use the fresh mozzarella, not sliced mozzarella in the deli case. Fresh is very white, moist and usually comes in a log or ball.
• Waste not, want not: Use left over dressing from the marinade as a salad dressing.

[Sondrac]

on 8/12/2008 Great information and sounds great.