Bacon Wrapped Dates With Manchego, Romesco Sauce
- 12 ounces medjool dates pitted
- 1 pound smoked bacon thick sliced hardwood
- 1/4 pound manchego cheese
- cracked black pepper Freshly
- sauce Romesco
- Pre-heat the oven to 400u0b0F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with tin foil & set a metal cooling rack on top.
- Remove the pits from the dates by making a small slice into the date with a paring knife. Gently slide a finger in to pop out the pit & discard.
- Chop a pieces of the Manchego cheese large enough to stuff inside the date.
- Place one stripe of bacon on a cooking board & slice into three equals sections. Take one section & wrap around the cheese stuffed date; Set seem side down on cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dates.
- Grind fresh black pepper on top of bacon wrapped dates & bake until the bacon is crisp - 20 to 30 minutes.
- Serve with Romesco sauce or honey drizzled over the top.
dates, bacon, manchego cheese, cracked black pepper
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Bacon-Wrapped-Dates-with-Manchego_-Romesco-Sauce-1646255 (may not work)