Dates with Olive Cream and Crackers

Ingredients

• 1 red chili pepper
• 1 Garlic clove
• 1 tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 lemon (juice)
• 1 tbsp honey
• 100 ml white port wine
• 12 dates (pitted)
• 150 g ricotta
• 2 tbsp green tapenade
• 12 small crackers

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash the chili pepper, halve it, peel and finely chop. Peel the garlic and finely chop it. Sauté both in a small pot with oil for a short time. Deglaze with lemon juice, stir in honey and add port wine. Add the dates, bring to a boil, remove from heat and let cool in the liquid.

2. 2.

   Mix the ricotta with tapenade and 1-2 tsp of the liquid, then spoon a dollop onto each cracker. Remove the dates from the liquid, place them on top and serve.