Recipe Oven-Baked Pears with Gorgonzola Cheese

[MypinchofItaly]

Serve 4, Preparation 20 mins, Cooking about 20 mins

• 4 pears (I've used Kaiser variety)
• Italian Spicy Gorgonzola, to taste
• Walnuts, a handful
• Sesame seeds, to taste
• salt and pepper, a pinch

Method

Toast sesame seeds in a saucepan, set aside.

Crumble the walnuts and leave some whole for decoration. Rinse and dry the pears, do not peel them.

Cut the pears in half – lengthwise, hollow them out with a teaspoon to create a hollow, removing the seeds. Keep the pulp aside and mix it in a bowl with the spicy Gorgonzola, to taste.

Line a baking tray with baking paper and bake the pears in a ventilated oven at 180 C for about 20 minutes, it depends on your oven. They have to become soft but not mushy.

Take the pears out of the oven and place a teaspoon of Gorgonzola/pear pulp mix in the hollow of the pear. To speed up the melting of the cheese, just use the heat of the switched-off oven.

Add the walnut crumbs on top and the toasted sesame, place half walnut on top, a pinch of salt and pepper and serve.

 

[The Late Night Gourmet]

Simple, but with a sophistication to it. I hadn't heard of Kaiser pears, but I see that this is another name for Bosc pears.