Hatch Green Chile Goat Cheese Stuffed Medjool Dates
This fast, easy delicious stuffed date appetizer requires only 5 ingredients. The tangy, sweet, spicy, and smoky flavors of the green chile, goat cheese, and medjool dates meld together beautifully!
Makes approx 32-36 stuffed dates, recipe can be easily halved for smaller quantity
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: n/a
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Category: appetizer
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 11 oz Chevre Goat Cheese (I used Silver Lake brand from Trader Joe’s)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 36 pitted Medjool Dates
- ⅓ cup chopped Hatch Green Chile (I used and recommend Hot or Medium Zia Hatch green chile, but any roasted, peeled, and chopped hatch green chile will do!)
- Piñon (pine nuts) for garnish (I used Trader Joe’s Toasted Pine Nuts)
Instructions
- Set goat cheese out for about 30 minutes to soften.
- Open the package and slice into rounds (for easier mixing), and place rounds into a bowl.
- Add lemon juice and green chile
- Using the back of a spoon start to press the ingredients together. Continue to press and stir until all ingredients are well combined. It takes a few minutes and it will be thick so it holds together for stuffing and serving.
- With a spoon, scoop a little of the mixture, stuff into the Medjool Date, and generously top with the pine nuts.
- Repeat until all of the goat cheese is used. (Or if you have some left over, use it as a topping or dip for veggies or meat. It’s SO delicious!)
- Place in the refrigerator if you are not serving right away. Then when you’re ready, serve and enjoy!
Optional: They can also be baked and served warm! Place stuffed dates on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 400 for about 5 mins, until warmed through.
Notes
*Make them dairy free using your favorite dairy free cream cheese or ricotta. I recommend the Kite Hill brand.
*The goat cheese mixture is easiest to work with right after you make it. If you refrigerate it and then stuff the dates, it’s not as smooth/easy to spread. Still works, just not as smooth as it is at room temperature.
Keywords: no cook appetizer, gluten free, stuffed medjool dates, hatch green chile