Warm california pear salad

Yield: 4 Servings

Measure Ingredient
4 \N Pears peeled,halved,cored
½ cup Port wine
¼ cup Chopped pecans
½ cup Crumbled blue cheese OR
\N \N Stilton cheese
\N \N Alfalfa sprouts
2 tablespoons Each walnut or olive oil AND
\N \N Red wine vinegar to port

Place pears, core sides down, in shallow microwaveable dish. Pour wine over pears. Cover and cook on high 4 minutes. Spoon wine over pears; cook 4 minutes longer until pears are tender. Remove pears; scoop some of pear out of center. Fill center with a mixture of pecans and cheese. Place pears, filled side up, in port. Cook 1 to 2 minutes on medium-high until cheese starts to melt. Serve pear halves on bed of alfalfa sprouts. Add oil and wine. Drizzle over salad. Serves 4

Source: Oakville Journal. Aug. 20,1996

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