Bacon Wrapped Dates
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Sweet, salty, and tangy hors d'oeuvres prepared with dates wrapped in bacon filled with tofu and almonds, baked to perfection and served to tickle our taste buds.
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Ingredients
- Whole pitted dates- 125 gm
- Oven roasted blanched , peeled and salted Almonds- 04 nos.
- Tofu cubed- ¼th cup
- Bacon cut crosswise- 04 slices
- Tooth picks wooden soaked-04 nos.
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Instructions
- Make a small incision in the dates. Stuff the dates with a pieces of cubed tofu and almonds.
- Wrap neatly one of the pieces of the bacon slices around each stuffed date and pierce with a toothpick to keep it intact.
- Place them on a lined baking tray, cover and chill.
- Preheat the oven to 360ºF and remove the devils from the fridge. Bake for 15 minutes or until bacon is crisp
- Do not over bake or it will burn Serve immediately. You may serve on tiny rounds of toasted multigrain bread
Notes
About the Author: Chef Reetu Uday Kugaji is a Program Head – Culinary Arts Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh and ITM – Institute of Hotel Management, Navi Mumbai.
She believes that food that she cooks should touch heart and soul of the person and dedicates all her success to her Angel Mother.
Works as Speciality Chef with Percept Knorigin, Cinecurry, Chefsutra and as a Food Author with Pioneerchef, Theurbanspice, Pinksworth, Tanyamunshi, Mangobunch, Plattershare, Womenplanet.
Website: Chefreetuudaykugaji, Facebook: Food For Thought, Twitter: @chefreetuudayk, Instagram: @chefreetuudaykugaji
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