Mozzarella Tomatoes

Bridal shower food menu must have a list of reasonably light on the stomach, easily manageable to eat, and overall fun admissions in its ranks. Also, since bridal showers traditionally tend to be such girl heavy events it does not hurt in the slightest to have presentable, elegant looking dishes.

One such dish happens to be mozzarella tomatoes. What I absolutely love about this recipe is that even though it is incredibly simple to put together, the end product offers an extremely rich amalgamation of varying soulful textures. A sure fire adventure for your taste buds!

Bridal shower mozzarella tomatoes

Especially appropriate for a Valentine’s themed (the tomatoes may be molded to resemble little stuffed hearts), a red themed or love / passion bridal shower, the appearance and taste of this dish is bound to raise more than a few eyebrows and get some tongues wagging. Another reason why this scrumptious treat is so coveted at bridal showers is because, despite being orgasmic on the taste buds, it could not be any easier to make. A large number of stuffed tomatoes would be ready in just a matter of minutes and there is no hassle to preparing them either.

Also, tomatoes on a whole are very cool thanks to their citrusy and damp flavor, making them a must have for bridal shower parties in the summer. This holds true especially if the shower is taking placing in an open air venue.

Of course, when it comes to bridal showers and all things girly, it does not hurt to have a certain stereotypical tone when it comes to the presentation. Think of colors usually associated with women like pink, red and purple. If the bridal shower food reflects these tones and colors, consider it as a plus for the bridal shower organizers. Tomatoes, especially cherry tomatoes, are usually big hits with the ladies hence this recipe is tailor made for a bridal shower!

Mozzarella tomato recipe

Alrighty then, let us get on with the recipe for the mozzarella tomato appetizers, now that we have sung so many laurels about its virtues when it comes to bridal showers. First, we will dive headlong into the ingredient list -

Ingredients

• Regular sized tomatoes or little cherry tomatoes (the choice depends on the quantity and presentation for the bridal shower dish)
• Mozzarella cheese
• Olives
• Basil sprigs
• Brioche sprigs
• Toothpicks

Procedure

Begin by unwrapping the mozzarella cheese slab and then neatly breaking off tiny pieces from it.

Cutting the tomatoes

If you are using regular sized tomatoes, makes sure that you do not cut them much more than from the quarter length mark (from below). If you are using cherry tomatoes, then all you need to do is cut them into halves.

Now, start sticking your toothpicks into your quarter inch tomato or your half a cherry tomato (depending on what you are working with). Thread the top part of the toothpick by a piece of mozzarella cheese, a sprig of brioche for decoration, and finally an olive.

Basil Leaf Serving Plate

Take a serving plate and make a bed of basil leaves on it. You could also use basil sprigs to adorn the tomatoes as mistletoe like hangings attached to the tip of the toothpick (with the sprig reaching down from the tip to the cheese and tomato slice), similar to your brioche sprigs.

Place your mozzarella tomatoes on the “basil tray” and serve to your famished bridal shower guests.

Mozzarella tomato seasoning

There are different condiments you may use for seasoning mozzarella tomatoes. Some of them are listed below:-

The Usual Suspects – Salt and pepper. Honest to goodness, if there was any one dish which was especially designed to be enhanced by salt and pepper, mozzarella tomato would have to be it!

Red meets Red – You know what else would go splendidly with mozzarella tomato appetizers? Red wine! That is right, the acidity of the wine combined with the pulpy flavor of the tomato, especially the fleshiness of cherry tomatoes, would provide for some inspired texturing in the overall taste of the dish. Also, red wine and tomatoes are color coded. Absolutely perfect for a romantic themed bridal shower!

The Sting – If not red wine, then vinegar makes for a fine substitution to pour over the baby tomatoes. Balsamic happens to be the most recommended kind of vinegar for such an occasion and such a dish. Do not pour more than five tablespoons of vinegar on your tomatoes.

If you do not have olives at your avail then you may sprinkle some drops of olive oil either on the tomatoes themselves or on the basil leaf foundation on which the tomatoes are resting.

Mozzarella tomato presentation

There are a number of ways to make your mozzarella tomato dish suit the theme of the bridal shower.

Cupid's heart decoration As touched upon previously, you could go for molding the cherry tomatoes into little heart shapes for a Valentine’s or romance themed shower. Incidentally, instead of toothpicks, you could also have tiny plastic arrows piercing the heart shaped tomatoes, to give off the impression of a heart pierced by Cupid’s arrow. Makes for an incredibly cute dish to ogle at.

Mozzarella tomato flowers If someone on the bridal shower organizing party is skilled at food carving, then you may very well consider the idea of carving the tomatoes into flowers with their petals spread out or blooming rose shapes.

Ribbon tomatoes You could tie pretty, colored ribbons to the tops of the toothpicks. Snip the ribbons off at the point where they are touching the actual food.

Bridal shower placeholders Instead of ribbons, you tie placeholder cards at the tops of the toothpicks, denoting the name of guest with accordance to the seating arrangement. The mozzarella tomato is placed near the seat of the placeholder guest of course. This could be combined with the Cupid’s heart and arrow presentation for maximum effect.

In short, mozzarella tomatoes are highly easy to prepare, look great, convenient to consume in a gathering with no place to sit, and work as brilliant, refreshing appetizers for the bridal shower main course. We hope you have enjoyed everything we had to say on the yummy-licious little delicacy.