Endive spears with stilton cheese, toasted pecans, and sauteed pears recipe

Recipe Summary

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 25 spears

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3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons sugar

2 pears, peeled and diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 cup Stilton cheese, crumbled (or any other blue cheese)

25 endive spears

1/2 cup pecan halves or 25 pieces, toasted

Watercress sprigs, for garnish

1 cup cream cheese (for presentation)

In a large saute pan, over medium heat, add the butter and sugar. Add the diced pears and cook until well caramelized, approximately 8 minutes.

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the garlic, red wine vinegar, salt, fresh ground pepper and olive oil. Add the mixture to the Stilton. Assemble the spears 1 by 1, starting with the cheese then the sauteed pear and topping them off with a toasted pecan. These can be garnished with a sprig of watercress or other herb, if desired. Arrange the spears on a plate by first making a small mound of cream cheese and then sticking each spear into the cream cheese in a floral, 3-dimensional pattern.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we can not make any representation as to the results.