Pears with gorganzola

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 larges Ripe pears; preferably Williams
1 Lemon; juice of
100 grams Gorgonzola cheese; (31/2oz)
2 tablespoons Olive oil
¼ teaspoon Mustard powder; (optional)
2 teaspoons Finely chopped fresh parsley
A few leaves of crisp lettuce or; to serve
; radicchio

Directions

1. Peel the pears if wished and cut them in half.

2. Scoop out the cores with a teaspoon or knife, leaving a hollow in the centre of each pear half.

3. Brush the pears with half the lemon juice.

4. Use a fork to mash the Gorgonzola with the oil, remaining lemon juice and mustard powder, if using.

5. Alternatively, combine the ingredients in a blender. Stir in the chopped parsley and spoon onto the pear halves, filling the hollows.

6. Arrange some lettuce or radicchio leaves on four individual serving plates and place a pear half on each one.

7. Serve at once.

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NOTES : A delicious blend of flavours. An ideal first course.

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