Poached pear and Gorgonzola salad

Fairlady
6 servings
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Dairy

By Food24 November 03 2009
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Ingredients (9)

2.00 star anise
2.00 cinnamon — stick
1.00 lemon — zest and juice
30.00 ml honey
625.00 ml wine — white
250.00 g castor sugar
6.00 pears — peeled, stalk intact
rocket — to serve
400.00 g gorgonzola cheese — crumbled
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Method:

Place star anise, cinnamon, lemon peel and juice, honey, white wine and castor sugar in a saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes to make a syrup.
Add pears and simmer for 20 minutes, or until a skewer can easily be inserted through centre of pears. Remove pears with a slotted spoon and allow to cool.
Arrange rocket on plates and place a pear (whole or halved) on each. Sprinkle with cheese and drizzle a little syrup over.



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