Best Peppered Pears Blue Cheese And Fried Sage Recipes

Peppered Pears, Blue Cheese, and Fried Sage image

Yield Serves 4 as a first course or cheese course

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 firm-ripe Bosc pears
1 tablespoon coarse freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
about 1/3 cup blue cheese, crumbled
Fried Sage Leaves

Steps:

Halve pears lengthwise and core. Cut pears lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices and sprinkle on both sides with pepper.
In a large non-stick skillet heat 1 tablespoon butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté half of pear slices on both sides until golden brown, about 3 minutes total. With a spatula transfer sautéed pears to a plate and drizzle with half of lemon juice. Sauté and drizzle with remaining pear slices in same manner.
Divide pears among 4 plates. Sprinkle pears with blue cheese and serve with fried sage leaves.

Fried Sage Leaves image

Yield Makes about 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 3

about 3 cups vegetable oil
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh sage leaves
coarse salt to taste

Steps:

In a heavy saucepan heat 1 inch oil to 365°F. on a deep-fat thermometer. Working quickly, fry sage leaves, 5 at a time, 2 seconds, transferring with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Immediately sprinkle sage leaves with coarse salt.