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Date and Olive Wrap-Arounds
Preparation info
- Difficulty
Medium
Appears in
By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso
Published 1989
These little hors d’oeuvres are cooked a dozen at a time, using any assortment of dried fruits. Figure one bacon slice is enough for four dried fruits. Assembly them early; then cook at the last minute.
Ingredients
- Thin-sliced bacon
- Pitted dates
- Pitted prunes
- small dried figs
- Dried apricot halves
- Stuffed green olives
Method
- Halve each slice of bacon lengthwise and crosswise. One thin strip will be used for each hors d’oeuvre.
- Cut each date, prune, and fig lengthwise through one side only, to open. Stuff each dried fruit with a small green olive, and wrap with a strip of bacon. Secure the bacon with a wooden toothpick.
- Arrange 12 wrap-arounds around the inside edge of a <