Halloween Salad
This delicious Caprese inspired Halloween Salad is the perfect healthy dish for Spooky Season! With sweet cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and adorable skull shaped mozzarella, this salad will be a showstopper on your Halloween table.
Equipment
- Silicone skull molds (see above for more info)
Ingredients
- 8 oz mozzarella balls, about 16 balls You can also use a large ball of mozzarella cut into cubes.
- 6 oz mixed salad greens
- 1 pint sweet cherry tomatoes
- 3 tablespoon fresh basil, thinly sliced
- olive oil Choose a good quality finishing oil.
- balsamic glaze
- flaky sea salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
- ½ lemon optional
Instructions
Make the mozzarella skulls.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Place one mozzarella ball in each skull mold. *You can grease the molds with olive oil if you'd like. I find they pop out pretty easily even without*Bake the balls at 350 F for about 6 minutes. You want them to be soft but not fully melted. Remove from the oven and immediately use the back of a spoon to press them into the molds, filling all the crevices. Place the molds into the fridge and allow the cheese to cool for 10-15 minutes. Then remove from the fridge and carefully pop out the mozzarella skulls. Serve immediately or store in the fridge until needed.
Assemble the Halloween Salad.
- Add your greens to a large mixing bowl. Toss with a drizzle of olive oil and squeeze of lemon (optional). Top with sliced cherry tomatoes, mozzarella skulls and fresh basil. Then finish with a drizzle of olive oil, balsamic glaze, flaky sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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