Ingredients:
- 2 ripe but firm Anjou pears
- Juice of one lemon
- 3 ounces coarsely crumbled sharp blue cheese such as Stilton
- 1/4 cup dried Goji Berries (or dried Cranberries)
- 1/4 cup walnut halves, toasted and chopped
- 1/2 cup Olive the Best Comice Pear Balsamic (divided uses)
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1/4 cup Olive the Best Herbs de Provence Olive Oil
- 6 ounces baby arugula
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Peel and slice pears lengthwise. Core, drizzle with lemon juice and set in greased baking dish. (slice bottom of pear to sit level in baking dish.)
- In a small bowl, combine blue cheese, goji berries, walnuts, 1/4 cup balsamic & brown sugar.
- Fill the core of each pear slice w/ mixture.
- Bake pears, occasionally basting with liquid for 30 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Just before serving, whisk remaining ¼ cup Olive the Best Comice Pear Balsamic, Olive the Best Herbs de Provence Olive Oil, and toss into arugula.
- Divide arugula onto 4 plates and top with a baked pear.