Ladybug Caprese

Recipe and photo by Edible Ojai & Ventura County as inspired by Jerry Finzi and Brittany Mueller on Pinterest.

These easy, delicious, and healthy bug snacks are as fun to make as they are to eat!

Makes 12

• 6 large cherry tomatoes
• 12 slices mozzarella cheese, ¼-inch thick
• 12 basil leaves
• 13 end slices of black olives, 1 slice diced into tiny bits
• Drizzle of olive oil
• Sprinkle of sea salt

Cut tomatoes in half. Slice halfway through each half to create “wings.”

Layer each slice of mozzarella with a basil leaf. Add a tomato half (skin side up) and use an end slice of black olive on the side opposite the tomato “wings” to create the bug’s “head.” Add tiny bits of olive to make dots on the backs of the bugs. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.