Pears, Bacon, Balsamic
Recipe provided by Director of Culinary Operations, Jay C. Veregge of Ten22
Ingredients:
- Bosc pears
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2 strips Nueske’s bacon, pre-cooked and chopped
- 2 ounces Point Reyes Bay blue cheese
- 2 tablespoons balsamic syrup (recipe below)
- 1 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Balsamic Syrup Sauce:
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Place in saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves
- Let cool
Almond Gremolata:
- 2 ounces blanched, slivered almonds
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pinch salt and pepper
- Toss raw almonds with olive oil in a small bowl
- Add sugar, honey, and salt and pepper
- Place on lined baking sheet in the oven at 400F for 5 minutes or until golden brown
- Remove from oven and let cool
- Rough chop almonds by hand or with food processor, set aside
Directions:
Prep: Preheat oven to 400F
- Halve pears, scoop out cores, toss with olive oil
- Add remaining ingredients (salt and pepper, honey, and brown sugar)
- Coat pears thoroughly
- Place on greased baking pan face down
- Bake in oven 15 minutes or until pears are tender
- While pears are in the oven, prepare the balsamic syrup sauce and almond gremolata (recipes above)
- Place cooled pears face up on lined baking sheet
- Add bleu cheese on top of each pear and sprinkle with chopped bacon
- Warm in oven until cheese is melted
- Remove from oven and sprinkle with almond gremolata
- Drizzle with balsamic syrup sauce and olive oil
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