Make My Day Camp: Blue Cheese and Prosciutto Dates

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Blue Cheese and Prosciutto Dates

This is a Barefoot Contessa recipe that's been in my files to try for a really long time - finally made them as an appetizer and they went over huge! Gotta love the Contessa :)

Here's her recipe as written, I bought pitted dates and randomly picked a blue cheese from the grocery store, I don't know much about blue cheese and which are sharper - I'm a new convert to blue cheese!

24 large dried Medjool dates with pits (14 oz.)
6 oz. sharp blue cheese, such as Bleu d'Auvergne
1/4 pound thinly sliced prosciutto (8-10 large slices)

Preheat oven to 400'.

With a paring knife, slit each date lengthwise and spread open just enough to remove the pit while leaving the date intact. Fill the cavity of each date with a small piece of blue cheese and fold the date over the cheese, pressing it back into its original shape.

Cut a strip of prosciutto as wide as each date is long and wrap it around twice, enclosing the date almost completely. Place the dates on a sheet pan and bake for about 8 minutes, until the prosciutto is browned and the cheese starts to melt.

Cool slightly and serve warm.