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Grilled Dates with Goat's Cheese

Two dates stuffed with soft goat's cheese and thyme, put under a hot grill until the cheese blisters. Sweet and salty. 182 kcal.

Calories
182kcal
Protein
6g
Fat
6g
Carbs
27g

Per serving, makes 1. 8 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

  • Milk

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Ingredients

  • Medjool dates2 dates, about 40 g

    Stoned weight.

  • Soft goat's cheese25 g
  • Fresh thymeA few leaves
  • Black pepperA grind

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Method

  1. Heat the grill to high. Slit the dates, take out the stones and open them up like a book.

  2. Divide the goat's cheese between them, pressing it into the cavity, and scatter the thyme leaves and pepper over.

  3. Set them cheese-side up on a small tray under the grill for three to four minutes until the cheese browns in patches and the dates start to caramelise at the edges. Leave a minute before eating; the sugar is very hot.

Worth knowing

  • Goat's cheese is the fat and the protein and the salt. The dates are the sugar. Neither is much on its own and together they are a snack that tastes of far more than two ingredients.
  • Feta works in the same weight and is saltier. Ricotta is milder and lower, and does not brown the same way.

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