Perfect Marinated Tomatoes cherry with Mozzarella balls

200 min

4 servings

You can easily serve this as a side dish when grilling chicken or steak, and it also makes a delicious appetizer that you can serve with some slices of toasted bread. The marinade on the cheese and tomatoes is a delicious combination of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, fresh basil or cilantro , dried oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Seriously SO good!

Servings: 4

Ingredients

🔪For the Marinade:
- Olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- Garlic (minced)
- Fresh basil or cilantro (chopped)
- Dried oregano
- Red pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper to taste
🔪Main Ingredients:
- Cherry tomatoes
- Mozzarella balls

Cooking Instructions

👌Make the marinade. In a small bowl or jar, mix together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, seasonings and fresh basil or cilantro. Pour the marinade all over the tomatoes and mozzarella and mix well until everything is nice and coated.

You can let the tomatoes and mozzarella marinate for a
minimum of 3 hours or even overnight (24 hours). I don’t
recommend marinating for longer than 24 hours as the balsamic
vinegar will start to break down the cheese and potentially
change the texture. I find that the sweet spot for this recipe is
marinating for about 7 to 8 hours for the best taste! Basically I’ll
make this in the morning and serve it later in the day 🙂 Just
make sure to take it out about 20 minutes to an hour before
serving so that the salad can come to room temp first. As I said
before, olive oil solidifies while in the fridge, so allowing it to
come to room temp will return the olive oil to liquid form.

Chef's Note

Enjoy!