Warm california pear salad
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 4 Pears peeled halved cored
- 1/2 c Port wine
- 1/4 c Chopped pecans
- 1/2 c Crumbled blue cheese OR Stilton cheese Alfalfa sprouts
- 2 tb Each walnut or olive oil AND
Instructions:
Red wine vinegar to port Place pears core sides down in shallow microwaveable dish. Pour wine over pears. Cover and cook on high 4 minutes. Spoon wine over pears; cook 4 minutes longer until pears are tender. Remove pears; scoop some of pear out of center. Fill center with a mixture of pecans and cheese. Place pears filled side up in port. Cook 1 to 2 minutes on medium-high until cheese starts to melt. Serve pear halves on bed of alfalfa sprouts. Add oil and wine. Drizzle over salad. Serves 4 Source: Oakville Journal. Aug. 20 1996



