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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Date-Nut Slices

Date-Nut-Slices

Here's the other dish that I made for last night's dinner. These were a big hit with the adults, but not so much with the kids. Well, my kid at least didn't like the cardamom in them, but that just left more for us adults! This recipe doesn't make a lot--probably about 12 slices.

(By the way, I stole this recipe from One Hot Stove--minus the cream and whole milk, that is! )

Date-Nut Slices

1 cup of pitted dates
1/2-3/4 cup soy milk
1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 cup almonds
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
pinch of salt
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)

Chop the dates coarsely. (I used a food processor to do this.)

Chop the walnuts coarsely. (You may toast them if you wish, but I didn't.) Grind the almonds to a powder (again, use the food processor).

In a small saucepan, combine the dates and 1/2 cup soy milk. Bring to a boil and then simmer on medium-low heat, stirring often, till the dates break down and the mixture cooks into a thick consistency that leaves the sides of the saucepan. If it seems to be drying out before the dates break down, add some more soy milk, up to another 1/4 cup.

Turn off the heat. Stir in walnuts, cardamom and a pinch of salt and combine well. Let the mixture cool almost to room temperature.

Place the date mixture on a plastic sheet and form it into a long roll. Roll it in almond powder to get it coated.

Place the roll in the freezer for an hour or more, then cut into 1/2 inch thick slices. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the slices if desired. (Supposedly you can store these in the freezer for a quick treat, but I wouldn't know; they were all gone pretty fast when I served them.)

I will definitely make this again. E. will just have to get used to the taste of cardamom.

Thanks to Nupur at One Hot Stove for the great recipe!

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3 Comments:

Blogger Nupur said...

Can I just say that your slices look sooo much prettier than mine??!! Thanks for trying the recipe. I am going to try and write more vegan recipes...that is a direction in which I am headed too.
For people who don't like cardamom, maybe we could experiment with other spices/flavors...cardamom and ginger spring to mind.

5:38 PM, January 29, 2006  
Anonymous Jenni said...

Thanks for posting the Ethiopian dishes last week. I made the Ethiopian lentil stew from the PPK site, along with your potato and green bean dish. Yummy!

9:37 AM, January 30, 2006  
Blogger SusanV said...

Nupur, I thought your slices looked great! I particularly liked them paired with the orange slices. I think it's great that you're headed in a vegan direction, and I'll keep checking your blog for more great recipes.

Hi Jenni--I'm so glad you liked the potato/green bean dish! I'm going to have to try the PPK lentil stew.

8:42 PM, January 30, 2006  

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