Pancetta-wrapped blue cheese-filled dates

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This decadent combination of flavours is an easy prep-ahead appetizer that you can bake up in minutes before serving.

Pancetta-wrapped blue cheese-filled dates

Ingredients:

8oz blue cheese, such as Benedictine blue

12 royal Medjool dates, pitted

12 slices of pancetta, sliced very thinly

Method:

Fill each date with the cheese and wrap with the pancetta, place in the freezer until needed. Place the dates on a baking sheet ready to bake.

Preheat oven at 400F and bake the dates for about 10 minutes or until the pancetta is crisp.

Courtesy Massimo Capra, www.massimocapra.com