These delicate pear crisps with goat cheese and pine nuts make for a very sophisticated appetizer! You could make a variation as a pear crostini instead by substituting pear crisps with toasted baguette pieces topped with thin slices of raw pear, goat cheese and pine nuts.
20 Pieces
Pear Crisps with Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts
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Ingredients
- 1 firm Ontario Pear
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) each: water and granulated sugar
- 6 oz (175 g) herbed goat cheese
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) pine nuts, toasted
Instructions
- Using a mandolin or vegetable peeler, thinly slice pear lengthwise.
- In medium pot over medium-high heat, bring water and sugar to boil, stirring occasionally; continue boiling [do not stir] 5 minutes. One by one, place slices of pear in syrup; cook 1 minute. Remove pear slices with slotted spoon; arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet in single layer. Bake in 200°F (100°C) oven until crisp and dry, about 2 hours. Let cool completely on rack.
- Place 1 tsp (5 mL) of goat cheese on each pear slice; sprinkle with a few pine nuts.
- Makes approximately 20 pieces.
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https://producemadesimple.ca/pear-crisps-goat-cheese-pine-nuts/This recipe was kindly provided by our featured member, Ontario Tender Fruit.
