Roasted Dates Recipe

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This is a guest post recipe: Villa Azur – Roasted Dates by Executive Chef Erwin Mallet. The celebrity who loves this dish: Darren Criss. The recipe will make 4 servings.

Roasted Dates Recipe

36 pitted dry dates
12 slices of Bayonne Prosciutto
Manchego cheese: 4oz
Honey: ½ tbl spoon
Heavy cream: 1 cup

Melt half the Manchego cheese with the cream in a saucepan, salt and pepper, boil and then mix everything together in a blender. Put aside in a cooler.

Stuff the dates with Manchego cheese: 2 gr. per date. Wrap the dates 3 by 3 with one slice of Bayonne prosciutto.

Bake the dates in an oven at 400 degrees F. for 4 minutes, then top the dates with honey and re-bake for 1 minute. Plate and serve with the dressing on the side.

From Carol: I’m not a huge fan of dates, but I think this would be a recipe that I would enjoy making (because it’s easy to prepare) and one that I would enjoy eating because I love Manchego cheese! While I wouldn’t make it all of the time, I think it would be nice to whip up for special occasions. What about you? Do you enjoy eating dates? If so, how do you like them prepared?

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