Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Chorizo and Manchego
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 843
- Total Fat
- 54
- Saturated Fat
- 23
- Carbohydrates
- 63
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 55
- Protein
- 31
- Cholesterol
- 126
- Sodium
- 1211
- Total: 40 min
- Active: 40 min
Ingredients
12 pitted Medjool dates
8 ounces aged Manchego cheese, cut into 12 rectangular logs
3 links fresh chorizo, casing removed
6 slices bacon, halved
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Directions
Special equipment:
12 toothpicks- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make an incision lengthwise in each date, open and flatten. Insert a piece of cheese in the center of each date. Break each chorizo link into quarters. Form each piece of chorizo into a log and squish it inside the date onto the cheese. Close the date around the filling and squeeze to secure. Wrap each date with a bacon strip and secure with a toothpick. Repeat for the remaining dates, cheese, chorizo and bacon. Place the dates on a baking sheet and roast until the bacon starts to crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Turn the dates over and roast for another 7 to 8 minutes.
- In a small bowl combine the syrup and vinegar.
- Remove the dates from the oven and brush both sides with the maple syrup mixture. Return the dates to the oven until they are really crackly and sticky, 1 to 2 minutes. Rest the stuffed dates for 1 minute. Remove the toothpicks and serve.