Author Notes: I love pears and blue cheese. I was grilling steaks, thinking about dessert, not terribly ambitious and I had pears that needed to be used. This resulted. —Kayb
Serves: 2-4
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients
Grilled Pears
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2
large Bosc pears
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1
tablespoon olive oil
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1/2
cup crumbled blue cheese
Honey Balsamic Sauce
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1/3
cup honey
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3
tablespoons good balsamic vinegar
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1
tablespoon butter
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1
tablespoon fresh thyme, minced
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freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Grilled Pears
- Cut pears in half and hollow out core. Brush cut sides with olive oil.
- Grill, cut side down, for 5 minutes over medium heat until caramelized nicely. Flip over and fill each hollow with crumbled blue cheese.
- Drizzle with honey-balsamic sauce and serve.
Honey Balsamic Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat over medium low heat, stirring until combined, and thickened slightly.
- Drizzle over pears and blue cheese.