Blind Date Appetizer

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Blind Date Appetizer

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.  

Ingredients

  • 24 pecan halves
  • 24 large pitted dates
  • 2 oz parmigiano-reggiano cheese
  • 4 oz sliced prosciutto
  • freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place pecans on a baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes or until fragrant. Cool.


  2. Set oven to 450 degrees. Make a slit along the 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 prosciutto.


  3. Place dates on a baking sheet; bake 6 minutes, or until prosciutto is crisp and cheese softens. Transfer dates to a plate and finish with a fresh pepper. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.