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A simple gluten free appetizer or snack that is ready in no time and will be a real crowd-pleaser. Bursting with flavour, it will be hard to have just one of these sweet and savoury morsels. If desired, wrap bacon around each stuffed date and secure with toothpick. Bake for 15 minutes until bacon is crisp. I garnished them with some fresh sage leaves, but next time I would make some crispy sage leaves to top the stuffed dates. If you don't have pecans, just substitute equal amounts of walnuts, macadamia, pistachios or hazelnuts.
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- Place the nuts in a dry skillet over medium heat. Heat, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until the pecans smell fragrant and evenly brown, about 5 minutes. Remove and finely chop the nuts.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan. Add the shallot and a generous pinch of salt and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened, then add the crushed garlic, cooked quinoa, chopped pecans and thyme and cook for 1 minute more. Add the stock or water to bring the mixture together, then set aside.
- Cut the dates in half lengthways, but not completely in half. Remove pit and discard.
- Take small balls of the stuffing and push inside the dates, then push the sides of the dates back together. Garnish each with a sage leaf or thyme sprig.
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44 comments:
My problem would be not knowing when to stop popping these gems into my mouth!
Those look really tasty, yum!
Delcious!
Angie, I'v e never seen anything like this. It looks so appetizing. What a great combination of tastes. It's Judee
...pecans are a favorite nut for me.
Uy que rica y novedosa receta. Te mando un beso.
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I love it Angie! A unique appetizer snack.
I ask you; what can you substitute the shallot with? I don't think I can find it here.
Best regards and thank you always for sharing your culinary art.
Such a fun appetizer/hors d'oeuvre for the holiday season! :-) ~Valentina
@Graciela Bacino Red onion or even just regular onion would be fine.
This looks amazing! I would love to try this.
xoxo
Lovely
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Wow !! That looks a perfect starter, Angie. Loved how perfectly you filled in the dates with pecan and quinoa filling, yummy!!!
Que receta más original, yo que soy de rellenar dátiles para las comidas de Navidad, nunca se me ha ocurrido hacerlos así, y es una idea excelente.
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They look yummy. I would love to taste them.
Fit for Moroccan kings! Medjool dates are the best.
Looking good.
Hi Angie, I usually stuff dates with blue cheese but I definitely will be using your recipe next time. Bernadette, newclassicrecipe.com
Oh, these look delicious, Angie! They'd be a nice addition to a cheese tray!
I love Quinoa, but Pecan Quinoa is new for me....
I should try it.... Thank you for sharing recipe...
Tasted stuffed dates before, bought some from my China holiday. I like with almond nuts in them. Yours looked nice and tasty. Nice snacking.
A wonderful appetizer!! I love the mix of salty and sweet at the same time!....fantastic!.......Abrazotes, Marcela
Great combination of flavors and textures. Yum!
sembrano davvero golosi!
They look very tasty!
Voilà une entrée très intéressante qui doit régaler les papilles autant que les yeux...
I bet that those dates taste yummy. I never thought of pecans with quinoa but I bet they go together well. hugs-Erika
Oh my! Can you squeeze any more delicious ingredients into a single recipe?!
Looks delicious, I love this combination of flavors.
Great idea! Never would have occurred to me!
Molto originale
complimenti!!!
Wow, this looks fantastic! I love stuffed dates, but I usually use nuts, cheese, and deli meats. Quinoa though? How interesting and unique!
I love dates and always look forward to Christmas when I can usually find Medjool dates stuffed with walnuts and marzipan in the shops.
This recipe looks so good and easy that I might just buy the dates and make my own stuffing this year, and I love the idea of wrapping the whole thing in crispy bacon, that sounds delicious! :)
these sound delightful angie. i'm not a huge date fan (forced to eat too many as a kid) but this really looks wonderful.
This is so unique, and sounds divine! Wrapped in bacon, even better!
Hello,
They do look like a tasty snack. Great recipe, thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.
What a nice and original recipe, I would love to taste these dates!
We love savoury date appetizers, particularly ones wrapped in bacon.
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These look wonderful as an appetiser Angie. I would use walnuts as they are the only nuts I'm eating now but they would work well.I love dates being used as the hero.
This recipe just says "autumn" to me, Angie!! Gorgeous pictures!! I love dates, but I very rarely work with them. I have to try this recipe soon, the stuffed dates really look delicious!!
Perfect holiday appetizer!
WoW this is so unique. Looks healthy and colorful. We love dates as snack alot,
I would have been lazy and uncreative and just ate the dates… you turn them into such beautiful appetisers instead.
Dates stuffed with marzipan are hard to resist, but they can be a bit on the sweet side. Your savoury stuffed dates sound even better.
Choclette x
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