* Exported from MasterCook * Date Gems (Savory) Recipe By :
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Categories : Volume 3-12, December 2000 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb pitted dates
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 cup toasted and chopped hazelnuts or pecans
1 orange, grate peel and reserve juice
1/3 lb Smoked turkey, sliced very thin and cut
into strips to wrap around datesMix cream and nut and orange peel. Spoon into date cavities. Wrap with turkey and place on baking sheet. Bake in a preheated over
350* for 7 - 10 minutes. Remove to serving platter and sprinkle with
reserved orange juice. Garnish with orange slices and serve warm.
unusual and good! Martha's Note: These are so strange I almost didn't want to risk
making them. But I had an office party to contribute to so I tried
them out on my coworkers with rave reviews! They originally came
from Linda Martz, (Martz Vinyards), nice to have friends with a wine
business, hmm? Marilyn Friedman over their Tasting Room does the
recipe to go with their wine samples. Martha**Appetizer Contest Recipe: Date Gems (Savory, not dessert)
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Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Martha; 23 December, 2000.
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