Roasted Dates
serves four
Ingredients
36 dry dates, pitted
12 slices Bayonne Prosciutto
4 oz Manchego cheese
1/2 tbsp honey
1 c heavy cream
Salt and pepper, to taste
Method
Melt half the Manchego cheese and the heavy cream in a saucepan. Add salt and pepper, and bring the mixture to a boil. Mix it all together in a blender. Set aside this mixture in a cooler. Stuff dates with the remaining Manchego cheese and the mixture. Wrap the dates (3 X 3) in one slice of Bayonne Prosciutto. Bake the dates in an oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for four minutes. Drizzle the dates with honey and bake again for one minute.
To serve: Plate and serve with the dressing on the side.