Last night for Valentines we had a homemade meal with a group of friends. Each husband brought a different part of the meal. Adam was in charge of appetizers and they were a big hit. Adam's mom told us about this treat and we were excited to try them for the first time.MAKES 24
24 large moist dates, such as medjool
24 large moist dates, such as medjool
12 slices of bacon
2 oz. softened goat cheese24 whole toasted unsalted almonds
1. Move oven rack to upper third of oven and preheat oven to 500 °.
2. Pit dates, tearing them open as little as possible. Set dates aside. Halve the 12 slices of bacon crosswise. Put the goat cheese into a pastry bag fitted with a round, plain 1⁄4" tip.
3. Stuff cavity of each date with 1 almond. Pipe goat cheese into each stuffed date. Wrap 1 piece of bacon around width of each date.4. Put dates on a baking sheet, seam side down, at least 1⁄2" apart.
2. Pit dates, tearing them open as little as possible. Set dates aside. Halve the 12 slices of bacon crosswise. Put the goat cheese into a pastry bag fitted with a round, plain 1⁄4" tip.
3. Stuff cavity of each date with 1 almond. Pipe goat cheese into each stuffed date. Wrap 1 piece of bacon around width of each date.4. Put dates on a baking sheet, seam side down, at least 1⁄2" apart.
Bake until bacon is golden and crisp, 6-8 minutes.
Set aside to cool briefly before serving.
This recipe is from Saveur.com - a cooking magazine that we subscribe to and use often for ideas.
1 comment:
Kara was slightly mistaken. My mom told me about the appetizer - yes. However, this recipe comes from the Red Cat, a restaurant in NYC.
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