This recipe is a great starter, but make sure your guests are OK with goat cheese! I found the recipe one day in the laser printer at work, and it left a strong impression with me. Moreover, it’s very easy to do.
Ingredients for 4 persons:
1 head green oak leaf lettuce (actually, just a couple leaves)
2 big pears (Abate variety)
4 Crottin de chèvre (french goat cheese, you can get it at Manor)
Some butter, some honey.
Optional: Light balsamic vinaigrette for salad.
Preparation:
Heat oven grill to 250°C. Prepare a few leaves of salad in plates. Drizzle with vinaigrette (optional). Cut pears into 2mm round slices, remove seeds, e.g. using a cookie cutter. Per person, you will need 3 slices. Put cheese on ovenproof plate and place directly under grill. Melt butter in large skillet. Slide pear slices into skillet, let cook gently while adding honey to pears. Caramelize. Serve pears on salad. Remove cheese from grill as soon as it starts to melt/bloat. Serve cheese on salad. Drizzle butter/honey/pear juice mixture from pan over cheese. Voilà !
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Left by A nice saturday evening meal on July 5th, 2011