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:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- 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
- Prepare grill for direct and indirect heat cooking.
- Core and scoop out small cavity in each pear half. Brush both sides of each pear half with melted butter.
- Place pears, cut side down, over direct heat. Grill for about 2 minutes, or until blistered. Move to indirect heat, skin side down.
- Mound 1 Tbs. cheese in cavity of each half.
- Close lid and grill until pears are blistered and cheese is melted, about 8 minutes.
- Serve drizzled with honey. Garnish with crushed nuts.
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