This quick and easy starter is great as an hors d’oeuvre or on top of a salad. It’s rich, savory and sweet! Prep time: 30 minutes One – two servings per person

1. Bacon Wrapped Dates
This quick and easy starter is
great as an hors d’oeuvre or
on top of a salad. It’s rich,
savory and sweet!
Prep time: 30 minutes
One – two servings per
person

2. Ingredients
Dried Dates
Gorgonzola Cheese
Bacon slices cut in
half
Cooks note: (Dates can be
substituted with figs when
fresh in season)

3. Step 1 – Stuff Dates
Score the date
down the
middle and
remove the
seed
Place strip of
cheese in
the middle
Place stuffed
dates on foil
lined baking
sheet

4. Step 2 - Wrap Dates with Bacon and Bake
Wrap each date with ½ a bacon strip
Place overlap underneath fig, facing down on baking sheet
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes – until bacon is crisp
Allow to cool slightly before serving
Cook’s Note: Mingle unstuffed dates and dates
stuffed with cheese along with bacon wrapped dates
for friends who prefer not to eat meat or pork

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