Get creative here, I like to use a mixture of parmesan, a blue type cheese and a goats cheese (because they are all usually on hand but use what you love). Add some sage leaves into the mix and a toasted walnut or Maple Roast Pecan if you have them on hand for the season.
You can always make a few cheese-less vegan ones with just nuts and sage, but the melty cheese is pretty special.
This is a scaleable recipe, depending on how many you are feeding and what else you are serving at your gathering. These can be prepped hours in advance and are quite substantial in their richness so only a couple per person are a good guide. They also make a fab addition to a grazing or charcuterie board.
Stuffed Dates
5
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minutesIngredients
Medjool dates (allow 2-3 per person depending on what’s alongside)
A selection of cheeses – a blue variety, parmesan, goats cheese, sheep’s cheese, soft cheese etc.
Sage leaves
Toasted walnuts or Maple Roast Pecans
Directions
- Preheat the oven grill and line a baking sheet with foil, dull side facing up (these babies will stick otherwise)
- Slice each medjool half way open lengthways and remove the stone. Wedge in a small piece of cheese, a walnut and a sage leaf. Place on the lined baking sheet and grill somewhere between 90 seconds and3 minutes (depending on their size and how much you have stuffed them) until the date is a little blistered but not charred and the cheese has started to melt.
- Serve either on their own or as part of a grazing board or charcuterie board, but warn your guests that they are HOT (they won’t want to wait)
- (These are best warm out of the oven)
Recipe Video
Notes
- This is a scaleable recipe, depending on how many you are feeding and what else you are serving at your gathering. These can be prepped hours in advance and are quite substantial in their richness so only a couple per person are a good guide.
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