Easy Appetizer Recipes
Grilled Stuffed Plums Wrapped in Bacon
The celery, cream cheese, and artichoke stuffing in these delicious dried plums contrasts wonderfully with the crispy bacon around the outside. There are lots of options for bacon wrapped appetizers at parties, such as bacon wrapped shrimp, bacon wrapped potatoes and these stuffed plums wrapped in bacon, or stuffed prunes as they technically are, are very tasty as well.
These plums in bacon are perfect for a cocktail party or another gathering and the creamy artichoke and celery mixture inside is a delicious surprise. You need to soak the dried plums overnight to make them more fleshy and give you a space for the stuffing, so start this easy appetizer recipe in plenty of time.
Stuffed plums are perhaps more unusual than other bacon-wrapped appetizers but you can probably imagine how the salty bacon tastes with the sweet, rich plums. The cream cheese, artichokes, lemon juice, celery, and the rest are used to fill the plums and this decadently creamy combination will make your guests close their eyes in delight while all the different flavors explode in their mouths. This is an amazing appetizer. You have to start it off a day before you serve it but the effort will more than pay off.
Plums in Bacon with an Artichoke Stuffing
Ingredients -
6 slices bacon
12 pitted, dried plums
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup finely chopped celery
1 slice lemon
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 ½ tablespoons lemon juice
3 oz cream cheese
2 cooked artichoke hearts, finely chopped
Preparation:
Soak the dried plums overnight with the slice of lemon, then drain and pat dry.
Mix together the cream cheese, celery, lemon juice, artichoke hearts, cayenne, and salt and stuff this mixture into the dried plums.
Cut the bacon slices in half and wrap a slice around each stuffed plum.
Fasten them with toothpicks and grill until the bacon is crisp.
This will take 4 or 5 minutes per side.
(Makes 12)
Photo Description:
You can see from the photo how these glossy plums in bacon are truly appealing and mouthwatering. The plums in bacon should be grilled until the bacon is crisp and the fat on the bacon is starting to become orange. Then the crispy bacon will contrast with the chewy dried plums and the creamy filling. These morsels are really good and they are nice at a buffet or at a sit-down dinner. If you are serving them at a sit-down dinner, give each person three or four each because they are quite small.
