Caramelized Pears with Blue Cheese and Ginger Gastrique
Caramelized Pears with Blue Cheese and Ginger Gastrique might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 250 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up butter, bosc pears, water, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook until reduced to 1/2 cup (about 8 minutes), stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves.
Drain mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, reserving cooking liquid; discard solids. Cool.
Melt brown sugar and butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 2 minutes. Stir in chopped thyme, juice, and salt.
Add pears, cut-side down, to pan. Reduce heat to low; cook 2 minutes or until tender, turning once.
Arrange 2 pear wedges on each of 4 plates; drizzle pears evenly with pan juices.
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese over each serving; top each serving with 2 tablespoons reserved cooking liquid.
Sprinkle with black pepper.
Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.