For a quick and easy appetizer, make these Marinated Mozzarella Balls, Artichokes and Olives. This appetizer recipe is full of garlic and fresh herb flavor. Perfect for serving at holiday feasts and parties!
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This. This right here is my weakness. Sure, I like a good piece of chocolate cake. But my real weakness is salty, briny and cheesy. Any day that ends with Marinated Mozzarella Balls, Artichokes and Olives and a glass of wine is a good day in my book!
The marinade is full of garlic, lemon and fresh herbs . . . so this is gonna taste fantastic! Second most importantly it is ridiculously easy to make. Just mix up the ingredients and let it do it’s thing. Tasty and lazy . . . that’s how I roll.
The quality of the ingredients is extremely important for this Marinated Mozzarella Balls, Artichokes and Olives Recipe. Use good olive oil, fresh mozzarella, nice firm olives and your favorite Italian seasoning blend. I use Two Snooty Chefs Italianno DE Capri
because it is amazing!
This, a glass of wine and some crusty bread and I am set. My idea of the perfect dinner. Yes, I want to eat appetizers for dinner.
If you like this recipe you may also be interested in my Lemon Thyme Marinated Olives or Artichoke & Roasted Garlic Dip.
Marinated Mozzarella Balls, Artichokes and Olives
For a quick and easy appetizer, make these Marinated Mozzarella Balls, Artichokes and Olives. This appetizer recipe is full of garlic and fresh herb flavor. Perfect for serving at holiday feasts and parties!
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
- 2-3 Tablespoons Red or White Wine Vinegar
- 1 Garlic Clove - finely grated
- 1 teaspoon Dried Italian Seasoning
- Fresh Herbs of Choice, thyme, rosemary, oregano, basil, parsley
- Zest of 1 Small Lemon
- Salt/Pepper To Taste, go easy on the salt
- 1 Jar Marinated Artichokes - drained, 12oz
- 8 ounces Mini Fresh Mozzarella Balls in water - drained, Ciliegine
- 1½ Cups Pitted & Stuffed Green Olives - drained
- Chopped Pistachos
Instructions
- Combine olive oil, vinegar, garlic, Italian seasoning, herbs, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
- Gently toss artichokes, mozzarella and olives in mixture until evenly coated. Marinate 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve with an extra drizzle of olive oil and chopped pistachios. (optional)
Notes
If not serving within 2-3 hours, mix everything except cheese then add mozzarella shortly before serving.
Store in the refrigerator if not serving immediately. This is best served at room temp.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 292Total Fat 25gSaturated Fat 7gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 18gCholesterol 24mgSodium 431mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 4gSugar 1gProtein 9g
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Your buttermilk vanilla cake recipe is what I’ve been searching for, it’s perfect. I love the flavor,texture, and the simplicity of this recipe and it works beautifully in high altitude.. Do you have a chocolate recipe that will give me the same results,but is just as simple as the vanilla? I’ve baked this cake using a cream cheese frosting and a caramel frosting to a very particular group of people and they went crazy!!!!!
Oh, I’m so happy that you enjoyed. I do not have a chocolate cake recipe (weird!). I need to work on that asap 🙂
I thought I’d let you know that the Two Snooty Chefs Italianno DE Capri is unavailable on Amazon’s site (used your link). I signed up for the alert in case they make it available again.
Hi Donna! Thanks for the heads up. That is one of my favorite seasonings. Luckily it looks like it is available on the TwoSnootyChefs site here >> http://www.twosnootychefs.com/gourmetspiceblends.html#italianno 🙂
This looks so good! What a fun appetizer to bring to a party!
😀
Thanks for sharing! I love how simple the ingredients list is! It would be fun to try with other kinds of olives too!
Thanks 🙂
I just made this today for the first time and took it to a pool party. People raved about it! Such great flavors together and so easy to make!
I promised myself when the new year came I was going to try a different salad every week. This salad is so delicious I keep making it instead.