What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Enjoyable Eats: Piquant Pear Passion! Did you know a little bit of cheese and fruit make a great dessert at the end of a meal? Sure you did. The French have been doing it for years. Europeans, too. Bleu cheese, or its milder cousins Roquefort and Gorgonzola, is a perfect match with sweet ripe pears. Nuts provide that little extra crunch you crave. If making ahead, to keep the pears from turning brown, simply dip them in a wash of lemon juice and water. It works. If you wish to top off the dessert plate with subtle sweetness, drizzle some natural honey over the pears before serving. Obviously I threw in the greens as garnish. Habit, that’s for sure.
PIQUANT PEAR PASSION
Ingredients:
1-2 ripe pears, cored and sliced
4-ounces Bleu cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup walnut pieces
Arugula leaves, for garnish
Natural Honey, for drizzling (optional)
Instructions:
Arrange pear slices in a dessert dish. Add the bleu cheese crumbles. Sprinkle with walnut pieces. Garnish with arugula leaves. Drizzle pears with natural honey.
Yummy
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The pears are simply delightful this time of year! 🍃🍐
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Yes!!!
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This is the perfect arrangement of sweet and savory, Gail.
Happy holiday week to you and yours.
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Blessings to you, my friend. 🍁🍂🌾
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One of my favorite flavor combinations, and a perfect dessert/cheese course. The pears are beautiful right now!
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I so agree. 🍃🍐
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I love pears and they go along so well with cheese and with blue cheese especially!
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Erika, I had no idea you were a member of the Bleu Cheese Club. 😍🍃🧀
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Haha, here we go 😂
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This is something my family would love! I am highly anti-Bleu but thinking about what I may like with it instead.
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Havarti Dill is delicious also.
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Such a wonderful dish!
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It isn’t a meal without dessert, right? 🍃🍐
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Love this dish!
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Just enough to complete the meal. 😍🌿
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Umm!! Looks so enticing! I love pears, and bleu cheese, so this would be a double delight!
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Right? Welcome to the Bleu Cheese Club! 😋🌿
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Thanks!
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I eat all cheeses except blue cheese.. Just never liked the taste.. It always looks yummy in your photo.. 😉
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With all the wonderful varieties of cheese, I’m sure you don’t miss it. (Havarti Dill would be a delicious substitute.) 🌿🌱🍃
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I just love the variety here in France.. I eat cheese every day.. 😉
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I didn’t realize you live in France. I bow to your pleasure. 🍃🧀👏
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