Gorgonzola and cheese strudel with spiced pickled pears

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 ounces Young leeks; trimmed and sliced
8 ounces Celery and leaves
2 Granny Smiths' apples; cored, skinned and
; diced
8 ounces Mozzarella; cubed
12 Spring onions; chopped
4 ounces Chopped walnuts
3 tablespoons Parsley; chopped
25 grams White bread
2 Cloves garlic
10 Sheets filo pastry
6 ounces Gorgonzola cheese; cubed
4 ounces Butter
6 Hard conference pears
4 ounces Soft brown sugar
330 millilitres Cider vinegar
4 Whole cloves
1 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Mixed peppercorns
6 Crushed juniper berries

Directions

SPICED PICKLED PEARS

Melt 11/2oz butter and saut‚ the leeks and celery and leave to cool. Add the apples and diced mozzarella cheese, spring onions, walnuts and 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, season and mix. Make the breadcrumbs mix with garlic, parsley, celery leaves in a food processor. Blend until smooth. Lay a clean tea towel on the work surface and lay the strudel paste on top (brush with melted butter).

Sprinkle with breadcrumb mix then place the next sheet on top. Add the mix and gorgonzola, fold over the pastry and wrap.

Brush the top and sides with melted butter and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Spiced pickled pears: Peel the pears leaving on the stalks. Place all the ingredients into a pan and simmer until the sugar has dissolved.

Place the pears into the liquid with lid on and cook for around 30 minutes.

Turn the pears regularly then turn off. Leave the pears to rest for 30 minutes in the liquid until tender and ready to use.

Serve hot or cold.

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