This grilled cherry tomato skewers recipe is the first in a series we’re sharing for Summer on our favorite heirloom tomatoes that we’re growing. And we’ll have an amazing recipe to use up your cherry tomatoes. This grilled cherry tomato skewers recipe is an oldie but goodie from 2010 and updated with a new video with step-by-step recipe images. Enjoy!

board of grilled cherry tomato lollipop skewers on creamy toast

Grilled Cherry Tomato Skewers Recipe

Oh we know they’re not really lollipops. They’re simple and delicious grilled cherry tomato skewers. But when we were grilling these little red jewels the term “tomato skewers” sounded so mundane. After plucking these super sweet cherry tomatoes from their vines, they were so cute and plump, it sounded more appropriate (and fun) to call them lollipops. Because they’re so sweet like candy during this time of year, it only made sense to call them lollipops if we jabbed them on a stick. Summer screams of bbq and we’re constantly heating up our grill to cook up what ever flavors epitomize the season.

cherry tomato skewers on grill with bread

Different Spreads and Toppings for Grilled Cherry Tomato Skewers on Toast

The possibilities are endless and this is where you can definitely get your creative culinary juices flowing. We use simple ricotta and our homemade basil pesto recipe here. But this is just the small fraction of all the delicious ideas that can be part of your cherry tomato kebab toast bar. Yep, that’s another way to describe this dish: the grilled cherry tomato kebab party bar.

  • Try our homemade basil pesto recipe for the spread
  • Our popular sweet onion crack dip is AMAZING on the toast
  • Chopped nuts are a nice crunchy touch.
  • Chunks or slices of avocado are delicious and creamy.
  • Sauces like drizzles of balsamic, hot sauce, hot honey, or mustards. Even ranch isn’t a bad idea. Don’t judge!
  • Use different types of soft cheeses for spreads or grated parmesan on top.

Watch Video: Delish Grilled Cherry Tomato Skewers on Toast: 

ricotta toast with grilled cherry tomatoes smashed

Grilled Tomato Skewers on Toast (Grilled Tomato Lollipops)

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

There are a number of ways to enjoy these bbq tomato skewers. Serve them as a side dish, as a snack or on anything you want. They’re so good, they might not make it past the bbq! Watch the video on the written blog post.There are so many ways to finish and serve the skewers. We usually top the bread with ricotta or pesto, but there are so many other amazing toppings. Softened goat cheese or blue cheese, baked onion dip, freshly grated parmesan, pesto, hot sauce, hot honey, balsamic glaze, even ranch. You do you. Nutrition numbers based on using ricotta as the spread. Actual numbers will vary depending on your bread and spread.
  • 1 pound (454 g) cherry tomatoes
  • 3 Tablespoons (45 ml) oil of choice , we usually use olive oil or grape seed oil
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cloves garlic , finely minced
  • salt ,to taste
  • pepper , to taste
  • 6 slices crusty bread
  • 1 cup (246 g) ricotta cheese , softened goat cheese, blue cheese, grated parmesan on top, or your any of your favorite cheese or sauce. Pesto is great!

Calories: 303kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 12g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 21mg, Sodium: 441mg, Potassium: 295mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 554IU, Vitamin C: 18mg, Calcium: 130mg, Iron: 3mg

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Calories: 303

Different Skewers for Grilling

basket of garden cherry tomatoes harvested for summer

Growing Cherry Tomatoes is the easiest

Our cherry tomato plants are going bonkers, meaning they just don’t know when to stop producing fruit. We’re not asking them to stop either. Luckily, we’ve had family and friends visit so much for the last 4 weeks that all the cherry tomatoes are going to good homes and bellies. Nothing is better than sending home a basket full of vine ripened cherry tomatoes. These variety of tomatoes are the easiest to grow because they set fruit faster and ripen faster. So if you’re growing tomatoes for the first time or in a pot with a small garden, you should go for a cherry tomato variety first.

Sweet Million or Sweet One Hundred Cherry Tomatoes

We’ve always grown Sweet One Hundred cherry tomatoes and enjoyed their wonderful bounty. But once we found a variety called Sweet Million and have been hooked ever since. The difference between the two is that we find the Sweet Million to produce much more cherry tomatoes on longer branches and they’re sweeter. We always wait until they turn a deep red on the vine to where they want to just fall off the vine at the slightest touch. This is when the cherry tomato is at its sweetest and like candy. Last Summer we were making tomato bacon pizza’s like mad and never got tired of eating them. Check out all our tomato recipes here.

Sugar cherry tomatoes are new to our garden this year and they’re mind blowing amazing. Even when they’re in their orange/red color stage, they’re still super sweet. And if you wait until they fall off the vine, they’re just like their name– Sugar sweet!

Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes

Yellow pear and as always, sun gold cherry tomatoes are in the garden again and we couldn’t be happier. Their color and beauty is always a treat to have in the garden. Our friends and family love plucking these varieties and adding it to their to-go basket of red cherries. It’s like a rainbow in a basket. So what do we do with all these cherry tomatoes? This weekend we grilled them on the bbq and call them our tomato “lollipops”! Have you ever grilled your cherry tomatoes? They’re super amazing and the texture is like roasted tomatoes, but you don’t have to turn on your hot oven in the Summer. And best of all, they have the wonderful bbq flavor to them.

A simple way to enjoy these grilled cherry tomato skewers “lollipops” is on grilled bread and swiped with a nice layer of ricotta cheese. Summer can’t get any better than this. Make sure to make a big platter of these little skewer lollipops for your gathering because they’re sure to be a hit. They’re so good, your guests will probably just eat them off the skewers like candy too!

Happy Summer,

diane and todd

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