Serrano Ham Wrapped Dates

Recipe by Chef John McConnell

Serrano Ham wrapped Dates

Ingredients: 24 dates, preferably Medjool 4 oz. Manchego cheese, sliced in 1 inch batons 2-3 oz. Clif Family Napa Valley Smoked Spanish Pimenton Almonds 8 oz. Serrano ham, thinly sliced 24 sprigs of fresh rosemary, trimmed to serve as skewers Method: Use a paring knife to cut a slit to open one side of the date. Use your thumbs to open the date slightly and remove any pits or pit fragments. Add a slice of cheese and press 2-3 smoked almonds into the dates depending on their size. Press the date closed. Cut strips of Serrano ham the approximate width of your dates and wrap each date with the meat and secure with a rosemary twig skewer or toothpick. Purchase Ingredients