Need something gourmet for your guests in a JIFFY this weekend? Drew and I tend to have really last minute get-togethers with friends. You know, when you realize on friday night at 6:30 pm that you have no plans?
To avoid lameness, we whip up quick snacks and start bribing our friends to come over for games, coffee, and food. They hear the options, and usually when food is mentioned, especially fun appetizers, they take the bait. It's literally bait.
So here is one of our favorite "last minute" food ideas for your rainy Friday night in, with close comrades.
This Caprese salad is the best thing EVER! My Italian husband can make some italian hors d'oeuvres and this is a go-to for maximum freshness!
So this is what you need:
1 garden fresh tomatoe
1 log of mozerella
6 basil leaves
1 bottle of balsamic glaze
Slice up your beautiful log of mozzarella. Mmmm! So good right? Try not to just start eating the mozzarella log all by itself. Now slice your tomato and stack on top of your basil wedges. Top each little stack with basil leaves. We grow these little guys in pots on the porch, so they were somewhat 'free' as well. Lastly, make a pretty swirl on top with your balsamic glaze! I tend to go arty-fartsy on this step and draw pictures with glaze, etc. Just enjoy the fun!
TA-DA! Look at you be fancy.
No tomato or basil? No problem! Another variation is Mozerella topped with a pear wedge and balsamic glaze. We also love mozerella topped with peach slices and balsamic glaze. In the winter time, when fresh basil is hard to come by, we use a dab of pesto sauce that we keep on hand in the fridge. Yummy! My all time favorite store-bought pesto is Costco's Kirkland brand. It's amazing.
These are pictured on a Pottery Barn tray, but feel free to also serve guests fun foods on wooden cutting boards, or even parchment paper on a wedge of tree stump! So cute. However, as soon as the picture was snapped, we ate them in 15 seconds flat! So keep in mind they tend to go pretty quickly.
Happy Friday my LOVES!