Description
Delight your guests with these spooky Halloween Antipasto Eyeballs Appetizers! Perfectly creepy and delicious – try them at your next party!
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 balls fresh mozzarella (bocconcini or ciliegine)
- 5 black olives (whole pitted)
- ½ pound chicken slices (or turkey for variation)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 8 basil leaves (fresh)
- 1.5 ounces balsamic glaze
- 8.5 ounces sun-dried tomatoes (julienne cut)
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients by rinsing the basil leaves and slicing chicken if necessary.
- Assemble the eyeballs by placing a mozzarella ball on a serving platter and inserting an olive into each for the 'pupil'.
- Roll each mozzarella ball in olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
- Garnish with sun-dried tomatoes, drizzle with balsamic glaze, and scatter fresh basil leaves around for decoration.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No cooking involved
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 eyeballs (60g)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: For added flavor, consider using flavored olive oils or marinated olives. Feel free to substitute chicken slices with turkey or beef for a different taste. Chill the assembled appetizers before serving for a refreshing experience.