Grilled Pears With Gorgonzola and Drizzled Honey

Serve alone as appetizer or side dish. Serve over choice of greens for a starter dish. Arrange around entree for table centerpiece or around a mixture of blue cheese and nuts in a cheese dip or cheese ball. Try variations of nuts such as pecans, walnuts, etc. Also works with apples

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  ripe but somewhat firm bosc pears or 4  bartlett pears, halved lengthwise
• 1⁄8 cup  melted unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 cup gorgonzola or 1⁄2 cup  other creamy blue cheese
•  honey, to taste
•  toasted chopped hazelnuts or  pecans, to taste

Directions

1. Prepare grill for direct and indirect heat cooking.
2. Core and scoop out small cavity in each pear half. Brush both sides of each pear half with melted butter.
3. Place pears, cut side down, over direct heat. Grill for about 2 minutes, or until blistered. Move to indirect heat, skin side down.
4. Mound 1 Tbs. cheese in cavity of each half.
5. Close lid and grill until pears are blistered and cheese is melted, about 8 minutes.
6. Serve drizzled with honey. Garnish with crushed nuts.