An Elegant Pincho Salad to Enjoy in One Bite!

By Liliana Moyano for Shine Latina

Pincho Salad ready to enjoy
Pincho Salad ready to enjoy

Salads come in all shapes and colors, but this one is very special not only because of its presentation but also because of the delicious dressing that accompanies this elegant appetizer. On Sundays, at my mom's usual barbeque, there is always a range of colorful vegetables to place on the grill. Sometimes she cuts eggplant, mushrooms, and tomatoes and turns them into a delicious grilled skewer salad.
I decided to incorporate the same concept into a cold salad and serve it as an appetizer combined with a delicious mint dressing. For my skewer I used cherry tomatoes, green olives, Spanish chorizo, queso Latino and basil, and topped it with a homemade mint vinaigrette. This is a very elegant, colorful and fun appetizer, perfect to start your next party.
Que comience la fiesta…

Vegetables ready to go into the skewers
Vegetables ready to go into the skewers

Ingredients

12 servings)
12 skewer sticks
12 pitted green olives
12 basil leaves
¼ lb. queso latino cut in cubes (or 12 small mozzarella buffalla balls)
12 slices of dried Spanish chorizo
12 cherry tomatoes

Try this dish with my mimosa recipes

Mint dressing
Mint dressing

Dressing
10 Mint laves
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 limes, juiced
1 tbsp. sugar
Salt to taste

Directions
Place the mint leaves, olive oil, lime-juice, sugar and salt in a blender and mix well. Pour over the skewer salad.

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