Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Manchego Cheese

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Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Manchego Cheese

Ingredients
12		whole dates (the big kind)
3 oz		Manchego cheese (or any cheese you like)
12		slices bacon
		Kosher salt
		Freshly ground black pepper

Procedure

Fire up Egg to about 350 degrees.

Slice dates lengthwise and pull out pits.

Cut cheese into sticks to fit in dates. Press cheese into dates and enclose.

Wrap a slice of bacon around each date, trimming all but an inch of overlap. Secure with a toothpick.

Season with salt and pepper.

Grill, turning as needed until the bacon is cooked through and crisp, about 10 minutes.

Serve warm or at room temperature.

Recipe Source

Source: from the Food Network Kitchen�s Get Grillin� Cookbook.

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