Ingredients
20 Medjool dates
20 whole fresh mint leaves
1 3-ounce piece Manchego cheese, cut into twenty 1 1/2 x 1/4 x 1/4-inch strips
4 3-ounce packages thinly sliced prosciutto
Preparation
Cut small slice off 1 short end of each date and discard.
Using tweezers or needle-nose pliers, carefully remove pits from dates through small opening; discard pits.
Place 1 mint leaf across opening of 1 date, covering cavity.
Using 1 cheese strip, push mint leaf and cheese into date cavity.
Using fingers, pinch date opening closed.
Repeat with remaining dates, mint leaves, and cheese strips.
Wrap 3 prosciutto slices securely around each date, enclosing date completely.
Place prosciutto-wrapped dates on baking sheet, spacing slightly apart.
DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Bake dates uncovered until prosciutto is crisp and bottoms of dates caramelize, about 20 minutes.
Using tongs, transfer dates to platter and serve warm.
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