Crostini Caprese
Set out fresh summer produce for Crostini Caprese. Serve it on a board for a “make your own crostini” bite with fruit and cheese. We love to serve with crostini crackers or bread, toasted or freshly sliced, fresh basil, and balsamic glaze!
I love a good bite of fresh summer crostini. If you’re like me and love shopping the Farmer’s Market for summer produce, then gather up as much as you can and serve up Caprese Crostini bites, served on a big board.
Caprese Crostini
What a fun way to serve “summer” and slice as you go! Of course we love the Mozzarella cheese balls for each bite, with fresh basil. Oh, it smells so good and looks so good. Everyone makes their own perfect appetizer!
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Why I love this recipe
- Serving a board is casual and fun – so for each season you can set out what’s in season.
- Cheese, crostini, and fresh summer produce go hand in hand (delish!)
- This is a fun appetizer to bring to a party or potluck.
Gather these ingredients
- Heirloom tomatoes, cut in chunks
- Peaches, peeled and cut in chunks
- Cherries
- Mozzarella cheese balls, or burrata
- Fresh basil
- Blackberries
- Crostini crackers, or toasted crostini (baguette sliced and toasted)
- Balsamic glaze
How do you make a crostini caprese?
Serve it on a board!
- On a large board, fill a bowl of mozzarella cheese balls in the center. Arrange the fruit around it. Cut the heirloom tomatoes and peaches into large chunks.
- Serve with crostini crackers or make your own crostini bread.
- Garnish with fresh basil.
- Make bites by placing cheese, fruit, and basil leaf on crostini. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and serve.
Tips and substitutions:
- Get one of our BIG BOARDS – they come in different sizes, are food safe, and made in the USA. They have a raised edge, so the food stays on the board.
- Make bites by placing cheese, fruit, and basil leaf on crostini.
- Optional to drizzle with balsamic glaze, but we feel this really adds to each bite.
- Bring to a party with the fresh produce, an then slice and serve when you get there.
- Optional to use crostini crackers (easy), or to make your own toasted baguette (crostini). You can spread each slice with olive oil and rub fresh garlic before toasting.
How do you serve caprese crostini?
- Right before serving, cut the peaches and tomatoes into chunks.
- Cherries can be for munching if you prefer. But Blackberries or summer berries make the perfect bite.
- We love this appetizer served with this grilled chicken, this Grinder pasta salad, and an easy lemon dessert.
- Makes bites by placing cheese, fruit, and a basil leaf on the crostini.
- Drizzle with balsamic glaze and enjoy!
We love this board for end of summer, as it’s the perfect late July or August snack.
Set it out, they will come!
ENJOY!
More crostini & summer bites you may want to try while you are here:
- Burrata Crostini (served on a board)
- Goat Cheese Bruschetta
- Lemon Ricotta Bruschetta
- Wedge Salad Bites
- Steak Crostini
- Smokey Cheese and Pancetta Crostini
Get the Recipe:
Caprese Crostini
Ingredients
- 3 heirloom tomatoes, cut in chunks
- 3 peaches, peeled and cut in chunks
- 2 kinds of cherries
- Mozzarella cheese balls, or burrata
- Fresh basil
- Blackberries
- Crostini crackers, or toasted crostini
- balsamic glaze
Instructions
- On a large platter, fill a bowl of mozzarella cheese balls in the center. Arrange the fruit around it. Cut the heirloom tomatoes and peaches into large chunks.
- Serve with crostini crackers or make your own crostini bread.
- Garnish with fresh basil.
- Make bites by placing cheese, fruit, and basil leaf on crostini. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and ENJOY!
Notes
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