Bacon Wrapped Dates with Manchego, Romesco Sauce might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. This gluten free recipe serves 12 and costs $1.33 per serving. One serving contains 278 calories, 8g of protein, and 18g of fat. 1 person were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodista. A mixture of medjool dates, hardwood bacon, romesco sauce, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. Only a few people really liked this European dish. With a spoonacular score of 16%, this dish is rather bad. Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Chorizo and Manchego, Manchego-Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon (Tapas), and Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Romesco Sauce are very similar to this recipe.
Step 1
Pre-heat the oven to 400F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with tin foil & set a metal cooling rack on top.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
Chop a pieces of the Manchego cheese large enough to stuff inside the date.
Step 4
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.
Step 5
Grind fresh black pepper on top of bacon wrapped dates & bake until the bacon is crisp 20 to 30 minutes.
Step 6
Serve with Romesco sauce or honey drizzled over the top.
Cuisines: Spanish, European
Dish Types: fingerfood, antipasti, starter, snack, appetizer, antipasto, hor d'oeuvre
Diets: gluten free