Roasted Pears With Honey And Goat Cheese Food

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.

PEAR AND GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In small bowl, mix together sour cream and goat cheese with a fork until well blended.
• Bake baguette on pan or oven rack for 7 minutes.
• Carefully slice pear into 1/4 inch slices.
• Once baguette is golden-crisp, remove it from oven and gently cut into ~1 inch slices. Arrange slices flat on serving platter.
• Take one heaping spoonful of goat cheese mixture and spread it on a slice of baguette.
• Top with a pear slice.
• Do this for each slice of baguette, then generously drizzle honey over all of the slices.
• Sprinkle rosemary on top.

PEAR AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small skillet, dry roasted pecans over medium heat for 1 to 5 minutes; stirring frequently. Finely chop.
• Meanwhile, arrange ½ cup salad greens on each of eight plates; set aside.
• Cut pears in half lengthwise. With a melon baler, remove seeds and make a small, round cavity in each pear half.
• Cut cheese into eight pieces; shape each into a ball. Roll in pecans and place one in each pear cavity. Arrange pears on lettuce.
• Pour vinegar into a small bowl; add sugar, whisking until dissolved.
• Add oil in a fine stream, whisking constantly until smooth. Drizzle evenly over pears; sprinkle with any remaining pecans.

PEAR AND GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI

Steps:

• Cut the baguette into ½ inch - ¾ inch (1.5-2 cm) thick slices. Toast them using a toaster until they look to your liking. Don't burn them.
• Meanwhile: Prepare the cheese mixture by combining ricotta and goat cheese in a bowl (use a fork to mash it). Rinse and pat dry the pears. Cut them into quarters lengthwise. Remove the seeds and any hard parts. Slice each piece thinly and set aside (see note 4). Roughly chop the hazelnuts.
• When the toasts are ready, take one slice, spread some cheese mixture over, top with 2 pear slices, drizzle with honey and top with hazelnuts. Repeat until all the crostinis are ready.
• Best served right away! (see note 6)

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.

ROASTED PEAR WITH HONEY AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Slice the pear lengthways into 1/4-inch (6-mm) slices, removing any seeds. Place the pear slices on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with the honey and bake until tender and golden around the edges, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pick and finely chop the rosemary leaves.
• Spread both sides of the sourdough slices with butter. In a small skillet over medium heat, toast the sourdough on both sides until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the skillet and sprinkle with sea salt.
• Crumble the feta over the toasted sourdough and top with the roasted pear slices. Arrange on a plate, sprinkle with the chopped rosemary, and enjoy.

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.

FRESH GOAT CHEESE, PEARS AND CANDIED WALNUTS WITH LAVENDER HONEY

Steps:

• Place 2 goat cheese rounds on each plate. Pour 1 tablespoon of the honey over each round. Scatter 5 or 6 nuts over and around the cheese, and arrange several pear slices around each plate.

ROASTED BEET SALAD WITH PEAR & GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Roast beets - Preheat oven to 350°F. Slice the beets into large quartes, and place in a small dutch oven or coverd baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil, and toss to coat. Roast the beets for 30 to 40 minutes, until fork tender.Once the beets are done cooking, remove them from the oven and let them cool. Then, slice them into bite-sized pieces.
• Prepare the dressing - While the beets are roasting, prepare the salad dressing. Mix together the apple cider vinegar (ACV), honey, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, sea salt, hemp seed oil, and olive oil.
• Assemble the salad - To a large salad platter or bowl, add the spinach, sliced beets, thinly sliced pear, and pecans. Drizzle with the honey balsamic salad dressing, then crumble the goat cheese on top.