- prep: 15 min
- cook: 25 min
- total: 40 min
Summary
This vegetarian version of the classic appetizer uses soy sauce, smoked paprika, and smoked almonds to pack so much savory flavor that no one will miss the traditional bacon. Use Gorgonzola dolce if you prefer a more mild blue cheese flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 medium parsnip (about 9 ounces, preferably 2–3" wide), peeled
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 3 1/2 ounces blue cheese (about 2/3 cup)
- 24 large pitted dates, preferably Medjool
- 24 smoked almonds
- 24 wooden toothpicks, soaked in water
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 24
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 42 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 4 g 6.33%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 5.95%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 3 mg 1.03%
- Sodium: 165 mg 6.86%
- Calcium: 23 mg 2.26%
- Potassium: 13 mg 0.37%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 0.68%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 0 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g 0.13%
- Sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 1.54%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin D 0.22%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq