Description
To die for! Delectable dates are stuffed with a mix of mascarpone cheese, lemon zest and honey, then wrapped in prosciutto and cooked to a crisp. Bet you can’t eat just one!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese or cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- Pinch of finely grated lemon zest
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 12 large Medjool dates
- 6 paper-thin slices of speck or prosciutto, cut in half crosswise
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F/32°C
- In a small bowl, combine the mascarpone, lemon juice, honey and lemon zest and season with salt and pepper.
- Make a slit in each date and remove the pit. Carefully fill each date with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the mascarpone mixture.
- Wrap a slice of speck around each date and secure with a toothpick.
- In a nonstick, ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil.
- Add the dates and cook over high heat until the ham is crisp on the bottom, about 30 seconds. Turn the dates.
- Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for about 2 minutes, or until the dates are heated through and the centers are slightly runny.
- Discard the toothpicks and transfer the dates to a plate. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve.
- Prep Time: 6 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins