I’ve been having some issues
with my gums. Yesterday I chose to have
all soft food so as not to aggravate the problem. I got some of the split pea with potato soup (blog
a couple weeks ago) out of the freezer.
I decided to make Jim my favorite appetizer to go with the soup. After all, he was not on the same
restrictions. I learned to make this appetizer in a cooking class in Monteray, CA.
Ingredients:
12 whole dates
3 oz. Manchego Cheese
(Actually I had some apricot cheddar form Trader Jo I wanted to use up)
12 slices of lean bacon (I
always recommend that you do not use thick slice. It is all I had, so I just used 6 slices cut
in half.)
Kosher Salt and freshly
ground black pepper
Directions:
1.
These can be
broiled indoors or outdoors on your grill.
2.
Slice the dates
lengthwise just deep enough so that you can pull out the pits with your
fingers. Discard the pit.
3.
Cut cheese into
sticks to fit in the dates. Tuck some
cheese inside each date, pressing to enclose the cheese.
4.
Wrap a slice of
bacon around each date. Secure with a
toothpick.
5.
Season with salt
and pepper.
6.
Grill or broil turning
as needed, until the bacon is cooked through and crisp, about 10 minutes.
Serve warm or at room
temperature. My wisdom tooth was pulled
this AM , so don’t expect much out of me for a couple of days.
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