Minted Pears with Gorgonzola
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Minted Pear with Gorgonzola
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Pears are a great source of copper, potassium, vitamin C, boron and fiber. You can find fresh pears starting in late summer and continuing through the winter.
Ingredients:
4
whole firm pears with stems, peeled
2
cups Concord grape juice
1
tablespoon honey
1
tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
1
cinnamon stick
1/4
teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4
cup Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
Preparation:
1.
Place pears in medium saucepan. Add grape juice, honey, mint, cinnamon stick and nutmeg. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes, turning pears once to absorb juices evenly. Cook until pears can be easily pierced with fork. Remove pan from heat; cool. Remove pears with slotted spoon; set aside. Discard cinnamon stick.
2.
Bring juice mixture to a boil; simmer 20 minutes. Pour over pears. Sprinkle Gorgonzola evenly around pears.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 pear with 1 tablespoon Gorgonzola | |
| Sodium | 119 mg |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 42 g |
| Cholesterol | 6 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Total Fat | 3 g |
| Calories from Fat | 13 % |
| Calories | 194 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1 |
| Fruit | 2-1/2 |
This recipe appears in: Italian