Best Goat Cheese And Salami Stuffed Dates Recipes

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/4 cup fresh goat cheese (about 2 ounces), softened
2 tablespoons heavy cream
12 large Medjool dates
Coarse sea salt, such as fleur de sel or Maldon, for sprinkling

Steps:

Beat goat cheese by hand until smooth, then stir in heavy cream until the mixture is smooth and spreadable.
Make a slit lengthwise in each date, and remove the pit. Fill each date with a heaping teaspoon of goat cheese mixture. Sprinkle with salt just before serving.

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ounces soft goat cheese
3 tablespoons shelled salted pistachios, toasted and coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives, plus more for garnish
Freshly ground pepper
8 plump, soft dried dates (preferably Medjool), pitted and halved lengthwise

Steps:

Stir together goat cheese, 2 tablespoons pistachios, and chives in a small bowl until smooth. Season with pepper.
Arrange the dates, cut sides up, on a platter. Fit a pastry bag with a large round tip, and fill with goat-cheese mixture. Pipe mixture onto each date half to cover. (Alternatively, pipe goat-cheese mixture using a resealable plastic bag with 1 inch cut off of one corner, or simply spread mixture on dates with a butter knife.) Garnish dates with remaining tablespoon pistachios and more chives.