Stilton, Pear and Walnut Tea Sandwiches

"Blue cheese, pears and walnuts are traditionally an English combination used for many dishes, and especially good in tea sandwiches."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
16
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ingredients

  • 6 ounces stilton blue cheese
  • 1 ripe pear
  • 23 cup walnuts, toasted (see recipe for Toasted Walnuts)
  • 8 slices bread (white or dark)
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 small shallot, chopped fine (or onion)
  • salt and pepper (optional)
  • fresh tarragon, chopped fine (or herb of choice)
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directions

  • Toast the walnuts, then finely chop.
  • Remove the core from the pear and slice thinly. Set aside.
  • In a bowl, combine the crumbled cheese and nuts.
  • Add the butter, tarragon, shallot, optional salt and pepper to this mixture and mix well.
  • Spread the seasoned butter onto 8 slices of bread.
  • Lay thinly sliced pears on four of the bread slices.
  • Cover with the remaining four slices of bread.
  • Wrap each sandwich securely with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold and mixture is set.
  • Unwrap the sandwiches and trim the crusts.
  • Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles or squares.
  • Note: To add a little color to the sandwiches, you might like to sprinkle a bit of the herbs on top of each square or trangle.

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Reviews

  1. I made these for a bachelorette party over the weekend. They were delicious and the layers of the filling look gorgeous! I followed the recipe exactly, except I cut mine into three long rectangles instead! Thank you for sharing!
     
  2. I loved the filling in these delicious little tea sandwiches Stella Mae. What a treat these little treasures were, tender, sweet pear, sharp tangy cheese, robust french shallot, tasty fresh tarragon and roasted walnuts. I ask you....can anything taste better. Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe, which I will be making again. This was the perfect lunch, I highly recommend this dish. Thank you so much for sharing...Made for My 3 Chefs/09 :)
     
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