The Glass Slipper

A Good Recipe

Ingredients for Pears in Stilton:

2 large dessert pears (Conference pears we use)
2 tbsp lemon juice [30 ml]
2 oz curd cheese - we use philadelphia [50g]
3 oz stilton cheese, crumbled [75g]
2 tbsp vegetable oil - sunflower oil we use [30 ml]
1 tbsp mayonnaise [15ml]
pinch of mustard powder - we usually put this in
pinch of sugar
1 tsp poppy seeds - not vital, we leave out if can't find any [5 ml]
salt and pepper

We like pears to be ripened up a bit.

So, using the ingredients listed before:

1. remove cores from pears with apple corer and sprinkle cavities with half of the lemon juice

2. Cream together the two cheeses . Press as much mixture as poss into the cavities, cover and chill until ready to serve

3. just before serving - whisk the oil, mayonnaise, remaining lemon juice, mustard, sugar, poppy seeds, salt and pepper together. Spoon onto 4 individual plates, cut each pear in half lengthways then slice, fan out in the dressing. Serve at once.

C'est tout!

posted by piedmichael @ 10:21 am