Pistachio-dusted Date And Chevre Truffles
From lacrenshaw 15 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 10
From The Philadelphia Inquirer's food section, this dish comes from the pages of Dish Entertains by Trish Magwood. Don't they sound wonderful? Can't wait to try them for our next soiree...
Ingredients
- 4 ounces chevre, softened shopping list
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 2 tablespoons cassis OR port shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 10 dates, pitted and halved crosswise shopping list
- 1/2 cup pistachios, lightly toasted and ground shopping list
How to make it
- Mix together the cheeses with a fork.
- Add cassis and a pinch of salt.
- Mix until smooth.
- Chill for 30 minutes.
- Measure about 1 tablespoon cheese mixture.
- Press a date half into the mixture.
- Cover date and chevre with plastic wrap.
- Using plastic wrap, make a ball of cheese around date, keeping date half inside the cheese.
- Remove plastic wrap.
- Continue process with remaining dates and cheese.
- Spread ground pistachios on small plate.
- Season with a touch of salt and pepper.
- Roll each chevre "truffle" in pistachios to coat evenly.
- Refrigerate, covered, until serving.
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Oh, this is wonderful. I love the port addition. Pistachios put it over the top good. YUM.
notyourmomma
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OMG, you've really done it now, Lorraine! These look and sound fabulous! Love all the ingredients here, yum!
juels
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5!
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