Pears with caciotta, hazelnuts and warm chestnut honey
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | ounces | Chestnut honey or honey of your choice |
| 4 | Perfectly ripe comice pears; or the pear | |
| Your choice | ||
| 8 | ounces | Caciotta di Sienna or another semi-soft |
| Sheep's milk cheese from Tuscany | ||
| 20 | Whole Hazelnuts; peeled | |
Directions
In a small sauce pan over low heat, gently warm the chestnut honey. Peel, core and quarter pears, remove seeds and strands. Divide pears in the center of 4 individual plates and randomly shave shards of caciotta over the pears. Place 5 hazelnuts on each plate. Using a tablespoon, randomly drizzle the warm honey over each plate. Serve immediately. This recipe yields 4 dessert or cheese course servings.
Recipe Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # MB-5625 broadcast 01-24-1996) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...
~or- MAD-SQUAD@...
07-08-1998
Recipe by: Mario Batali
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.
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