This is one of those dishes that pack flavor and nutrition in one bite. The wholesome combination of dates with the seasonal dry fruits makes Dulcia Domestica a terrific treat to enjoy all year round. It’s sweet and smooth texture makes it just as pleasing for the eyes to look at as much as the taste buds in the mouth to taste.
It can be customized according to one’s own likes and dislikes. The dry fruits can be replaced with chocolate if a person is allergic to any of these dry fruits. It is extremely easy to make and does not take a lot of time to prepare or cook.
All in all, it’s a scrumptious dish that has been a flavorsome part of Italian cuisine since the Ancient Roman times.
Health benefits:
- Dates are incredibly useful in providing relief from constipation, anemia and diarrhea.
- It has also been proven to help with heart conditions, intestinal disorders, and abdominal cancer.
- They can also be useful in weight loss.
- Dates are rich sources of vitamins, minerals and fiber.
- Dates contain oil, calcium, sulfur, iron, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, copper and magnesium.
Dates contain essential vitamins like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin A and Vitamin K.
Ingredients
pitted dates
chopped toasted pine nuts: 1/4 cup
red wine: 3 tbsp
ground black pepper (optional): 1/8 tsp
Honey: 1/4 cup
How To Make Dulcia Domestica
- Make sure that you clean the dates properly before use.
- Peel the dates half way and remove the pits.
- Chop the dry fruits according to your preferred size.
- Stuff the nuts into the dates properly.
- Place the dates into a small pan.
- You can sprinkle some pepper on top if you prefer.
- Add a little bit of red wine for flavor.
- Drizzle honey over the stuffed dates.
- Cook the dates over medium heat.
- Once you start noticing the skin peeling off, turn off the heat.
- Transfer the dates into a serving dish.
- Let them sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Serve them.
Trivia:
- The word “date” comes from the Greek word “daktylos” which means finger.
- Dates can be used in numerous ways, including building materials.
- Date palm trees can be dormant for years and spring back to life once adequate conditions are reached.
- It has been argued that the real “forbidden Fruit” in the Bible was a date and not an apple.
The first dates were cultivated in Iraq about 8,000 years ago.