Garlic & Herb Marinated Mozzarella Pearls

Mozzarella pearls found in the cheese section of your market are marinated in a simple herb oil recipe and can then be enjoyed in a variety of ways. 

This recipe takes just a few minutes to make but looks so impressive! You’ll find yourself serving them as appetizers often, but they’re really easy enough to just keep in the fridge for a family snack.

Mini mozzarella cheese balls will keep in your fridge 5-6 days with no compromise in quality or taste. Just remembered that chilling will cause your olive oil to be solidified. Sit out on the counter a little while before serving and you’ll be good to go!

The Herbs for the Mozzarella Balls

When first making these baby mozzarella pearls I had lots of fresh herbs growing and I just used what I had available. But, if you don’t have an herb garden, or you have different ones than I did, feel free to substitute whatever you like.

Dried herbs would be great too – just remember that they are more potent, so use about one third the amount.

What other add-ins are great?

Another amazing addition is lemon zest, and mozzarella pearls are always fun mixed with olives like you see here.

Be sure that you use a good quality olive oil. We always keep on hand cold pressed extra virgin olive oil.

If you’re a fan of cheesy, Italian type flavors you’ll want to check out our Crustless Tomato Pie. It’s one of our top recipe posts along with the Crustless Squash Pie. And San Marzano Sauce is simply packed with Italian goodness.

More ways to use baby mozzarella balls:

• tossed on top of salads
• mixed with tomatoes (grape or cherry tomatoes are awesome)
• mixed with small, whole mushrooms
• on short skewers alternated with anything you like for an appetizer
• tossed on a pizza before it’s baked
• let your imagination go wild and tag us on social media with the ways you come up to use them
• place a bowl of them on a cheese board

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Items great for making and serving mozarella pearls:

• Herb Shears. We never tire of recommending these. Everyone in our family has and loves them.
• Olive Oil Dispenser. We use EVOO so much that a dispenser sits right by the cooktop at all times.
• short skewers for making appetizers
• bamboo toothpicks with a looped end like you see in our photos

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