Best Tapas Bacon Wrapped Dates And Sweet Red Bell Pepper Sauce Recipes
TAPAS: BACON WRAPPED DATES AND SWEET RED BELL PEPPER SAUCE
This recipe was inspired by one of our favorite tapas dishes. It's just like we like remember it from our first date some 13 years ago. I incorporated 2 Zaar recipes to create this clone. All of this can be made ahead and warmed in the microwave before serving. The Sweet Red Bell pepper sauce really make this dish amazing! Thanks go out to go to: Julesong's Recipe#27425 and cflethcher's Recipe#140057. UPDATE: 11/2013 The restaurant uses applewood smoked bacon and roasted red pepper "butter sauce" so I will be trying these 2 latest additions and reporting back
Provided by Chicagoland Chef du
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 1h
Yield 25-30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Soak round toothpicks in water for 15 minutes, this will prevent burning when baking.
- RED PEPPER SAUCE:.
- Place garlic cloves w/ peels on a baking dish and bake for 15 minutes.
- Rub pepper and onion with olive oil.
- After baking the garlic cloves for 15 minutes, add the red bell pepper and onion to the baking sheet and bake for an additional 15 minutes, or until tender and roasted. It may take a bit longer.
- Squeeze the roasted garlic out of it's paper into a blender along with the roasted onion and bell pepper. *use a blender or small food processor.
- Blend until smooth. Slowly add olive oil until blended. * you may use more or less.
- Add salt.
- Slowly add half and half until creamy while blending.
- Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Warm in the microwave before serving.
- BACON WRAPPED DATES:.
- Cut bacon strips in half (making them 1/2 as long approximately 3").
- Microwave the strips for 2 minutes.
- Wrap each date with a 1/2 strip of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
- Spray a 4 sided cookie sheet with nonstick spray.
- Place all prepared dates in the cookie sheet.
- NOTE: If you have mini muffin pan, suspend the bacon wrapped date over each opening and the bacon fat will drip off into the muffin pan. This is my preferred method.
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes, turning once. *Important to turn.
- After turning, continue baking for an additional 10 minutes or until bacon brown and crispy or as desired.
- BAKING TIME may vary. Just be sure to watch carefully.
- Serve with sweet red pepper sauce for dipping or puddle the sauce on a plate and place the wrapped dates in the sauce.
- Note: Everything can be prepared and baked ahead of time and served later. Just warm through in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
BACON WRAPPED DATES WITH ALMONDS
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise...THESE ARE WONDERFUL. They are always the very first thing to go at a party. When I catered I always told my customers to order 2-3 times more of these than anything else. Most people expect scallops but are pleasantly surprised by the sweet wonderful flavor inside. A combination of sweet, crunchy, salty and smoky is a real winner! You won't be sorry you went out on a limb to try these. You can prep ahead of time, freeze and then pull them out of the freezer and bake right before the party.
Provided by sassafrasnanc
Categories Nuts
Time 45m
Yield 60 pieces, 25 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Stuff each date with one almond.
- Cut bacon into half or thirds.
- Wrap bacon around date and secure with a round toothpick.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place dates on a foil lined (they are messy and this makes them much easier to clean up) baking pan and cook until bacon is crispy (around 15 minutes).
- Drain on paper towel and serve warm or room temperature.
- Watch them disappear!
SWEET RED PEPPER SAUCE
Something a little different when you aren't in the mood for a tomato sauce. Can use to serve over pasta or rice.
Provided by Paul Elliott
Categories Sauces
Time 50m
Yield 3 cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil in large sauce pan on med high heat.
- Add onion, then garlic.
- Stir about 1-2 minutes.
- Add red pepper and stir around about 5 minutes.
- Add wine, broth and spices.
- Reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes.
- Pour out of pot to a blender/food processor.
- Blend until smooth and return to pot.
- Simmer 15 minutes.
- Ready to serve.
RED BELL PEPPER TAPAS
I love Spanish Tapas. I could live happily on appetizers all the day long.I hope you are willing to try and rate this recipe. As long as the Peppers you choose are sweet and ripe, you will not be disappointed.
Provided by Amanda in Aberdeen
Categories Peppers
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Adjust broiler rack to within a 4 inches of heat source.
- Cover broiler pan with foil and preheat broiler.
- Place peppers on hot foil.
- Broil for 15-20 minutes, turning each pepper every 5 minutes until skin is blackened.
- Remove peppers from broiler and place in a brown paper bag.
- Roll top of bag down and set aside for 15 minutes, this steams the skins which makes removing the skin easier.
- Peel peppers by cutting around the stem and twisting it, halve peppers and peel the skin back with a knife.
- Rinse peppers with cold water and remove seeds.
- Slice pepper halves lengthwise into 1/4 inch strips.
- Place pepper strips into a jar.
- Add oregano, garlic and oil.
- Close the lid and shake to blend.
- Allow to marinate an hour.
- We like this served with garlic bread.
- This will keep one week in the refrigerater in jar.
- I haven't tried letting it marinate that long but I bet it would be great.
- Cooking time includes steaming and marinating time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 51.8, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 0.7, Sodium 1, Carbohydrate 2.8, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 1.7, Protein 0.5
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