PEPPERED PEARS, BLUE CHEESE, AND FRIED SAGE

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Categories     Herb     Appetizer     Sauté     Quick & Easy     Blue Cheese     Pear     Winter     Gourmet

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.

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