Entertaining

Pesto-Dipped Boconcinni Bites

September 22, 2013

By Christina Stanley

servings: 6 – 8

prep time: 5 – 7 minutes

total time: 5 – 7 minutes

Ingredients:

8 ounce container fresh mozzarella (boconcinni) balls (packed in water, not seasoned in oil)
1/3 cup store-bought or fresh pesto genovese sauce
approximately 20 fresh basil leaves
toothpicks

Preparation:

Step 1: Remove mozzarella balls from water and place onto a paper towel to drain.

Step 2: Skewer one piece of basil onto each of the 20 or so toothpicks, followed by a mozzarella ball.

Pesto-Dipped Boconcinni Bites - Step 1

Step 3: Dip each of the mozzarella balls into the pesto sauce and place on serving platter.

Pesto-Dipped Boconcinni Bites - Step 2

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Christina Stanley-Salerno is a recipe developer, food stylist, photographer and blogger at TakeBackYourTable.com. She has an intense passion for the family meal and as a work-at-home mother of two growing boys, knows first-hand the challenges of trying to get a meal on the table. Before going freelance, she was on-staff at Every Day with Rachael Ray where she had the pleasure of working alongside some of the best in the food business. She is now a full-time work at home mom, writing recipes for everyone from Momtastic to Parents.com. Creating simple, quick and healthy meals is her specialty and her trick to keeping the family meal a reality, even on busy weeknights.
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