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Dates with coffee and cardamom
Serves: 5
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Philip Webb
Dates with coffee and cardamom
Serves: 5
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time:
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
128Kcal
Fat
0gr
Saturates
0gr
Carbs
30gr
Sugars
30gr
Fibre
2gr
Protein
2gr
Salt
0.2gr
Sam & Sam Clark
Sam & Sam Clark are the husband-and-wife team behind acclaimed London tapas restaurants Moro and Morito and authors of several cookbooks on the food of Spain, North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
Sam & Sam Clark
Sam & Sam Clark are the husband-and-wife team behind acclaimed London tapas restaurants Moro and Morito and authors of several cookbooks on the food of Spain, North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.
Ingredients
- 400g dates, preferably Medjool
- 6 cardamom pods
- 510ml strong black coffee (espresso strength)
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
- Greek yogurt, to serve
Step by step
Get ahead
Make several hours in advance; chill.
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Stone the dates – carefully, to keep their shape – and put in a bowl. Lightly crush the cardamom pods in a pestle and mortar. Heat the coffee, sugar, cardamom and cinnamon in a saucepan until nearly boiling. Pour over the dates and leave to cool then transfer to the fridge to chill. Serve with Greek yogurt.
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Recipe photograph by Phillip Webb