We have an annual street party at the beginning of December
– which is summer here. For the last few
years my contributions have not been all that successful. So this year I decided to figure it out.
These Bacon
Wrapped Dates had only three ingredients – but one was bacon – and were
scoffed up in a satisfying way.
The three ingredients:
Dates – mine had been pitted
Bacon – thin rindless sort
Goat's cheese
Ok – to make them make a cut in each date and fill the
date with a bit of goat's cheese. Push
the date back together.
Wrap each date in bacon – about a third of a rasher
should do it. Secure with a toothpick
(put it through the meat not the fat of the bacon).
Bake for 10 minutes in a hottish oven, turn them over
using the toothpicks and take them out when they are golden – about 5 minutes
did mine.
The result is a scrumptious melding of sweet, salty and
smoky. Irresistible.
I put together the dish the day before and just put it
into the fridge (not cooked) on baking paper in an oven dish. I then just whipped it out to warm up at the
same time as the oven was heating. Very
stress free.
My Ex and I would make these using water chestnuts or large Olives! We would broil them...just because I like my bacon crispy! Thanks for the idea of dates!
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