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Your guests will have fun guessing the
ingredients of the Blind Date Appetizer. The
sweet, salty and nutty combination of these
little gems produces rave reviews. Simple, easy
to assemble and unique--be sure to have extra
copies of the recipe on hand.
24 pecan halves
24 large pitted dates
2 ounce parmigiano-reggiano cheese
4 ounce sliced prosciutto
Freshly ground pepper
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place pecans on a
baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes or until
fragrant. Cool.
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Set oven to 450 degrees. Make a slit along
top of each date. Cut the
parmigiano-reggiano cheese into thin
slivers. Stuff a pecan half and sliver of
cheese into each date. Quarter prosciutto
slices lengthwise. Wrap each date with a
strip of proscioutto.
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Place dates on a baking sheet; bake 6
minutes, or until proscioutto is crisp and
cheese softens. Transfer dates to a plate
and finish with a fresh pepper. Serve hot,
warm or at room temperature.
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