Roast Tomato Mozzarella & Basil Appetizer
This easy Roast Tomato Mozzarella & Basil Appetizer is the perfect party recipe. It's a delicious mix of roasted tomatoes, garlic and shallots baked and served with fresh mozzarella on crusty French bread crostini.
- Prep5 minutes
- Cook25 minutes
- Total30 minutes
- Serves4
This easy Roast Tomato Mozzarella & Basil Appetizer is the perfect party recipe. It’s a delicious mix of roasted tomatoes, garlic and shallots baked and served with fresh mozzarella on crusty French bread crostini.
Roast Tomato Bruschetta
If you love the fresh flavors of bruschetta, you will adore this roast tomato mozzarella & basil appetizer. It has similar ingredients but even deeper and richer flavors from roasting the tomatoes with garlic and shallots and seasoned with red pepper flakes and fresh cracked black peppers.
Roasting tomatoes brings out the sweetness of tomatoes as well as the shallots. The flavors meld together beautifully and compliment the fresh mozzarella wonderfully. It’s all finished off with fresh herbs and served on crusty French bread. This is what appetizer dreams are made of!
Fresh Mozzarella Recipe
Fresh mozzarella and tomatoes go together like peanut butter and jelly. Much like this Balsamic Caprese Chicken Bake or Caprese Sweet Corn Pizza, they meld together wonderfully.
Fresh mozzarella is a light cheese that works wonderfully in this appetizer. If you really want to take it up a notch, you could use Burrata for an even richer appetizer! It wouldn’t serve as nicely on a crostini, but you could scoop it up with bread for amazing flavors.
How to make Roast Tomato Appetizer
All you need to make this easy appetizer is an oven, baking dish and 30 minutes! Whether you are hosting some friends and want a little food to serve with a cocktail.
Simple Ingredients
The ingredients for this roasted tomato appetizer are fresh and simple. Here is what you will need
Cherry tomatoes
Garlic
Shallot
Olive oil
Salt & cracked black pepper
Red pepper flakes, optional
Fresh mozzarella ball
Extra Flavor Additions
Add balsamic vinegar at the end of roasting for a Caprese-like flavor.
Add 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter to the tomato mixture after roasting for a creamier texture and more robust flavor.
How to serve tomato and mozzarella appetizer
Remove the tomatoes from the oven and place the fresh mozzarella ball in the center of the baking dish. If you want a cleaner presentation, place the mozzarella on a clean plate or serving dish and spoon the roasted tomato mixture around the mozzarella.
Top the tomatoes with chopped fresh herbs and serve with toasted baguette slices on the side. Store bought crostini will also work in a pinch.
How to use leftovers
If you happen to have some leftover tomato mixture, or you loved it so much that you want to make more and enjoy it in more ways, here are some great ideas!
Spoon leftovers on grilled chicken, shrimp, steak, salmon, or asparagus.
Add the roasted tomato mixture to a food processor for a quick sauce to use on pasta.
Use leftovers on homemade pizza instead of pizza sauce. YUM!
Leftovers will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
More amazing cheese appetizers for a party!
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Blueberry Balsamic Goat Cheese Appetizer – Share over 350k times with rave reviews!
Swiss Cheese Fondue – This classic appetizer is too good to not bring back for your next party.
Air Fryer Honey Goat Cheese Balls – Crispy breaded balls of creamy cheese drizzled with honey are amazing.
Baked Bleu Cheese – Such a simple but flavorful dish perfect for hosting.
Smoked Goat Cheese Crostini – Prosciutto, berries and honey put this appetizer over the top.
- Blueberry Balsamic Goat Cheese Appetizer
- Swiss Cheese Fondue
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Notes
Add balsamic vinegar at the end of roasting for a Caprese-like flavor. Add 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter to the tomato mixture after roasting for a creamier texture and more robust flavor.
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