Fetta & Haloumi Stuffed Dates

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Learn how to make Justine's Fetta and Haloumi Stuffed Dates, an elegant appetiser featuring sweet Medjool dates filled with a golden mixture of crumbled fetta and haloumi. Sweet, salty, crunchy, and completely irresistible, these are the kind of bite-sized treats that disappear from the platter within minutes.

Ingredients

• 16 Medjool dates
• 50g fetta, crumbled
• 80g haloumi, grated or finely chopped
• 1 tbsp breadcrumbs
• ⅓ cup walnuts, chopped
• 3 sprigs parsley, chopped
• Zest of ½ lemon

To Serve

• Extra virgin olive oil, to drizzle
• Honey, to drizzle

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. In a bowl, combine fetta, haloumi, breadcrumbs, chopped walnuts, parsley, lemon zest and a good glug of olive oil. It should resemble wet sand.
3. Slice each date lengthwise and three-quarters of the way through, keeping the dates intact. Remove the pit.Spoon the cheese and walnut crumbs into each date, and arrange on a small baking tray. Drizzle lightly with more olive oil and bake for 12-15 minutes, until the dates are caramelised and the topping is golden.
4. Rest for a minute or two, then serve warm with a drizzle of honey.