 Lady Bug Caprese Salad. cherry tomatoes, black olives, basil leaves, and mozzarella And the dots.... drum roll.... (go to the bottom for the surprise. but see if you can guess first).... The dots are spots of thick balsamic vinegar! --Jerry Finzi If you enjoyed this post, try these others....
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Jerry Finzi
7/26/2015 02:57:49 am
The olive can be put on two ways... either you slice a tad off the cherry tomato's "neck" and the scoop our a bit... then lay the olive into the slight cavity, or... you can slice the olive in half (lengthwise) and just sort of suction-cup it to the tomato.
Anonymous
7/19/2015 01:20:06 am
Where is the recipe?
Jerry Finzi
7/26/2015 03:02:24 am
There is no recipe... this is an assembly. Sort of what you see is what you need. Mozzarella sliced, basil leaf (you can split the stem to look like antennae), cherry tomato sliced halfway up and spread a bit to make the wings, lay an olice to make the head (see message above for ways to do this... you might ever poke a hole in the olive and shove the basil stem through, then split it to make antennae. Done. No recipe other than what appears in the photo.
Pam Meoli
2/25/2018 07:50:53 am
so cute - I want to make these for Easter - you say the dots are thick balsamic vinegar - did you have to do anything to it to thicken it? Can these be made a day in advance or do the dots roll off?
Jerry Finzi
2/26/2018 06:41:41 am
If you use typical, low priced balsamic, it might be way to runny. You might be able to heat it in a pan and reduce it until it gets more syrupy. The more expensive "good stuff" is always thick. I would prepare these right before serving. Here's a link to a more comprensive article about making the ladybugs... which includes alternatives for the spots: http://www.grandvoyageitaly.com/recipes/ladybug-caprese-insalata Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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