Candied Cherry Tomatoes Pair up with Mozzarella for Effortless Healthy Cooking

The creative blogger behind Eat Yourself Skinny owns up to never having eaten healthy as a child. As an adult, she has decided to make up for lost time and whip up her own special brand of salads. Today’s featured recipe is tangy and sweet, filling, yet equally suitable as a side-dish. It contains cherry tomatoes caramelized in balsamic vinegar and sugar, spiced up with fresh basil leaves and topped with mozzarella—a perfect combo, ideal to be enjoyed with chicken breast or bruschetta. Calorie-wise, it comes up at no more than 233 calories per serving, which is a quarter the calorie content of a Big Mac, for instance.

It doesn’t take much time or effort to prepare this recipe. The tomatoes only need to be cooked for roughly five minutes in an oil-sprayed skillet, or until they start to release their juices. That’s when the sugar steps in, which needs to be cooked for two minutes. Add salt, pepper, then after the two minutes have elapsed, add the vinegar and let it evaporate in the skillet, for added zest (this step should last no longer than half a minute). The recipe is perfect for when you have absolutely no time to cook, yet feel the need to regale your loved ones with a dish that is equally exotic and fresh, as well as basic and healthful.

(Source: Eat-Yourself-Skinny.com)