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Close-up of a hand picking up a Cherry Tomato Appetizer topped with mozzarella, green bowtie-shaped herbs, and a small green dot. Several similar appetizers are arranged on a white plate.
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Cherry Tomato Appetizers

Showstopping appetizer made with cherry tomatoes, bocconcini, sweet fig jam, and cucumber.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: canapés, dinner party, finger food
Servings: 20 appetizers

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 10 cherry tomatoes
  • 10 bocconcini mini mozzarella balls
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 1 tablespoon fig jam
  • sea salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Halve the tomatoes.
  • Use a small spoon to scoop the inside flesh.
  • Top a small amount of fig jam in each tomato half.
  • Halve the bocconcini and place one in each tomato.
  • Peel a cucumber.
  • Shape the bowtie by hand or use a star-shaped cookie cutter like I did.
  • Cut out cucumber peel buttons with a metal straw.
  • Arrange the cucumber details on top of the mozzarella balls.
  • Sprinkle with sea salt.
  • Serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 39kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.004g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 0.1mg