This is a great summer appetizer, that is both tasty and dramatic. Also suitable for an easy summer lunch, adding a simple green salad and a slice of rustic country bread or focaccia. You can mix up the ingredients according to your taste! Perfect for utilizing your ripe cherry tomatoes and fragrant Italian basil from your summer garden. Make your own pesto, or buy your favorite.

Just like lasagna and layering, once you assemble your “mise en place,” the skewers go very quickly. Save some time, assemble a day ahead, store in the refrigerator. When ready to serve bring the skewers to room temperature, place on your serving platter, add a bit of garnish, and drizzle a little of your pesto over the skewers.

This recipe is lovingly adapted from Tieghan Gerard at Half Baked Harvest. This is simply a recipe you “can make it your own,” adding this or deleting that. What is recommended is a nice variety of ingredients that can stay on a skewer well. Enjoy!

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