Goat Cheese Caprese Salad

5 Heirloom red and yellow tomatoes
2 oz Goat cheese
1 bunch fresh Basil
1 oz pomegranate vinegar
1 oz grape seed oil
salt and pepper

Method:
Slice the tomatoes and goat cheese into 1/4 inch medallions. Place tomato and goat cheese slices in a circle pattern on plate alternating each until circle is complete  Chifinade the basil and sprinkle over the cheese and tomatoes. Salt and pepper. Drizzle oil and vinegar over the top. Serve and enjoy.

* I licked my plate clean -Brett*

Bacon Wrapped Dates Bites

1 pound pitted Mejool Dates
1 pound Apple smoked bacon
3 oz goat cheese
1 bunch Basil fine dice
1 box of toothpicks
Method:
 Set oven to 375. Mix goat cheese with the basil. Using a small paring knife slicing the date long ways and removing pit creating a pouch for the goat cheese basil mixture to fill. Be sure to not over fill the dates with cheese so that it can close up completely. Then, wrap the date with bacon being sure to have a few inch overlap cut and skewer with a toothpick. Repeat until finished, place on baking sheet and bake until bacon is crispy. Around 35 minutes. Take out and let cool for 5 minutes so you wont burn yourself with yummy hot lava goat cheese.

*Sinfully delicious, you will feel like royalty snacking on the finest o'dourves -Amy*