Roasted Pears With Honey And Goat Cheese Recipes

ROASTED BABY PEARS WITH HERBED GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, mix the goat cheese, herbs, and 2 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Halve the pears and scoop out the seeds and cores. Stuff each pear half with about a tablespoon of the cheese. Wrap each stuffed pear with a slice of bacon and place it on a baking sheet. Drizzle some olive oil over the pears and season them with salt and pepper. Bake them until the pears are tender and the bacon is crisp, about 25 to 30 minutes. Place the pears onto a platter, drizzle with the honey, and garnish with the arugula.

BALSAMIC ROASTED PEAR WITH WARM GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400º F.
• Melt butter in ovenproof baking dish.
• Arrange pears, cut-sides-down, in a layer of the butter and roast for about 20 minutes, or until tender.
• Pour balsamic vinegar over pears and roast 5 minutes longer.
• Remove pears from baking dish and arrange on serving plates.
• Add honey to the juices in the baking dish, stirring until melted and combined.
• Add the slices of goat cheese to the hot mixture and warm the cheese until just soft.
• With a spatula, place the warm goat cheese on the plates next to each pear and drizzle with the balsamic and honey sauce.

BALSAMIC-ROASTED PEARS WITH PEPPER AND HONEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Melt butter in an 8-inch square glass baking dish in middle of oven, about 3 minutes.
• Arrange pears, cut sides down, in 1 layer in butter and roast in middle of oven until tender, about 20 minutes.
• Pour vinegar over pears and roast 5 minutes more.
• Transfer pears, cut sides down, to serving plates with cheese and spoon some of juices from baking dish over pears. Drizzle pears and cheese with honey and sprinkle with pepper.