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How to Make Mozzarella Balls with Tomatoes & Hummus Wraps: School Lunch Ideas

Mozzarella Balls with Tomatoes & Hummus Wraps is a nutritious meal for your kids to take with them to school. cherry tomatoesMoms everywhere scurry around trying to get interesting school lunches together for their children, and this idea is one I think will go over well with the kids. Mozzarella is filled with calcium & protein, served with fresh, juicy tomatoes and protein-rich hummus, all of which is really healthy, and will be filling for those little tummies.

Mozzarella Balls with Tomatoes & Hummus Wraps:

  • mozzarella cheeseTip: You can purchase these mozzarella balls any most supermarkets in the deli or dairy case section, or you can make them yourself with a melon baller.

Type: School Lunch Recipe

Prep Time: 12 – 15 min Yield: 3 wraps + 3 skewers

Ingredients:

Instructions:

  1. Have ready 6 strong toothpicks.
  2. Skewer onto each toothpick, 1 mozzarella ball, then 1 cherry tomato followed by 1 folded basil leaf. Continue until you have six skewers, and place on a flat plate.
  3. Kitchen Collection Two-Toned Silicone Brushes - shop.cookingwithkimberly.comSparingly brush each mozzarella ball with balsamic vinegar. Shake off excess vinegar. Sprinkle lightly with herbs, if desired.
  4. Transfer skewered mozzarella balls with tomatoes and bay leaves to plastic wrap, and package securely before placing them into lunch box or bag.
  5. Spread hummus over each wrap. Place a piece of romaine lettuce, 3 slices of red or green pepper and 6 olive halves on each wrap.
  6. Sprinkle with a few drops of extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle very lightly with garlic salt or herbs of your choice.
  7. Roll up and secure each hummus wrap, in separate pieces of plastic wrap. Add to the lunch box.

A nice drink of milk or soy milk would go nicely with this lunch followed by a piece of fresh fruit. Mozzarella Balls with Tomatoes & Hummus Wraps are such a nice surprise in your child’s lunch box.

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Author: Ingrid Turner

Ingrid Turner from IngridTurnerToday.com, is a blogger, writer, grandmother, mother, cancer survivor and all around sparkling human being. From cooking, crafts, seniors’ issues, cancer, health, pets, gardening & the like, she entertains us in her writings. Ingrid is also a regular on her daughter's cooking show, “Cooking with Kimberly” @ CookingWithKimberly.com. Website Facebook Twitter YouTube

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