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CREAMY BACON-WRAPPED DATES – paleo recipe
Stav Kogan

CREAMY BACON-WRAPPED DATES

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Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 250
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup (110 g) raw, whole cashews filtered water for soaking
  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) water
  • 1 heaping tbsp/20 g of nutritional yeast from non-GMO beets
  • 2 tbsp (6 g) chives, chopped
  • 6 large basil leaves, chopped
  • ¼ cup (10 g) fresh parsley
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) fresh lemon juice
  • ¼ tsp lemon zest
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 10 pieces of bacon, cut in half
  • 20 Medjool dates, slit, seeds removed

Method
 

  1. COOKING INSTRUCTIONS Place the cashews in a bowl and cover them with filtered water. Allow them to soak for 5 to 6 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F/204°C.
  3. Remove the cashews from the water, rinse them and place them in a food processor.
  4. Add ⅓ cup/80 ml filtered water and pulse until cashews are creamy, about 2 minutes.
  5. Add the rest of the filling ingredients (yeast, chives, basil, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, pepper) and pulse until they are well combined, about 1 more minute.
  6. Adjust salt to taste. Fill dates with cashew filling. Securely wrap each date in a half-piece of bacon.
  7. Arrange dates on a wire rack and set on a baking sheet.
  8. Bake for 15 minutes or until bacon is cooked through.
  9. Serve warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 6gFat: 9g

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