Description
These marinated mozzarella balls are the perfect easy appetizer. They're super versatile, fast (less than five minutes of active work!), inexpensive, and taste so much better than store-bought marinated mozzarella.
Ingredients
Scale
8 ounces mozzarella pearls (see note)
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh basil, cut into ribbons
1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add the mozzarella pearls to a jar or bowl with a lid. Add olive oil, basil, oregano, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper, and stir.
- Cover with a lid and let marinate for half an hour. Enjoy! If you're not going to eat them right away, store them in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Notes
We get the small "pearl" sized mozzarella, but the larger "Ciliegine" size (about the size of a cherry, which is what that word translates to in Italian) works as well.
Nutritional information is only an estimate.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Marinade
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6th of recipe
- Calories: 297
- Sugar: 0.6 g
- Sodium: 378.2 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Carbohydrates: 2.3 g
- Protein: 12.2 g
- Cholesterol: 6.8 mg
