RITZ Caprese Ladybugs
Prep time30 min
Total time30min
ServingsMakes 6 servings, 4 topped crackers (86 g) each.
Ingredients
- 24 Ritz Crackers
- 6 mini bocconcini soft fresh cheese balls (1 inch), drained, each cut into 4 slices
- 24 fresh basil leaves
- 12 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 6 pitted black olives, quartered
- 1 green onion (green part only), cut into 48 thin strips
- 2 Tbsp. balsamic glaze
- ¼ tsp. black sesame seed
Preparation
- Top each cracker with 1 EACH cheese slice and basil leaf.
- Add 1 tomato half to each topped cracker for the ladybug's body, 1 olive piece for the head and 2 green onion strips for the antennae.
- Brush tomatoes with balsamic glaze; sprinkle with sesame seed.
Recipe Tips
- Substitute
Substitute coarsely cracked black pepper for the sesame seed. - Fun Variation
To add some "flight" to each ladybug, cut cherry tomato halves in half and arrange, fanned slightly apart, on crackers. - Substitute
Substitute thin fresh chive strips for the green onion strips.
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Nutrition InformationNutrition Per Serving | |
|---|---|
| Calories | 160 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Fat 9g | |
| Saturated 4.5g | |
| Cholesterol 20mg | |
| Sodium 135mg | |
| Carbohydrate 13g | |
| Dietary fiber 1g | |
| Sugars 3g | |
| Protein 6g | |
| Calcium | 13 %DV |
| Iron | 4 %DV |
| Potassium | 3 %DV |
