27 dates with and smoked Recipes

breadsticks , crostini, or crackers, nicoise or kalamata olives, cornichons (or sweet or dill pickles), marinated artichoke hearts, drained, pickled vegetables, dried tomatoes marinated in olive oil (or 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes), pear or apple, sliced, dried apricots , figs, or dates, marcona almonds (or other almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pine nuts, or peanuts), extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt , to taste, freshly ground pepper , to taste, fresh rosemary sprigs, dijon mustard, dress it up : wedges of cheese, such as sharp cheddar, parmigiano-reggiano, manchego, asiago; meats and fish, such as genoa salami, soppressata, prosciutto, capicola, smoked salmon, steamed shrimp

wooden toothpicks, reduced-sodium soy sauce, ground ginger, dark brown sugar, dates, pitted and left whole, whole smoked almonds, bacon slices, cut in half crosswise

brussels sprouts, cleaned and shaved on mandoline, arugula, shaved red onion, smoked almonds, chopped, hard-boiled eggs , seperated and seived, chopped pitted dates, dijon mustard, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, shallot, diced, vanilla extract (pure if available), salt and pepper

firm-ripe avocados (2 1/2 lb. total ), navel oranges (3 3/4 lb. total ), cooked long-grain brown rice, at room temperature, coarsely chopped salted smoked almonds, chopped pitted dates, sunshine dressing, spinach leaves, rinsed and crisped, salt

pork legs or 5 lbs pork shoulder, vinegar, dry red wine, molasses, diced tomato (canned is okay), chicken stock, garlic cloves (crushed or grated ), dried fruit, chopped fine (raisins, mangoes, or dates, etc), onion (chopped ), worcestershire sauce, chili sauce (all brands have varying spiciness), brown sugar, smoked paprika, dijon mustard, hamburger bun