Pears With Piquant Cheese Filling -

Pears With Piquant Cheese Filling

Ingredients

4 small, ripe but firm Cornice, Packham or other rounded pears
Juice of 1 lemon, strained
1oz (30 g) Blue Stilton cheese
2 level teaspoons snipped chives
3oz (85 g) low fat fromage frais
Curly endive leaves to garnish
2 level tablespoons low fat natural yoghurt
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar

Details

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4

Method

1. Using a small, sharp knife, remove a small cone-shaped piece from the base of each pear. Carefully cut out the core, working from the bottom. Cut the stalk off each pear. Peel the pears and immediately brush well with the lemon juice so that they do not go brown.

2. Make four downward cuts in the top of each pear, cutting through the narrow upper part and a third of the way down the rounded part. This will divide the top of the pear into eight segments. Carefully cut each segment again to make 16 thin 'petals'.

3. Mix the Stilton and half the chives into the fromage frais. Pipe a share of the mixture into the top of each pear through a large plain nozzle, pressing the petals apart gently. If you prefer, you can use a small spoon to put the filling in the pears.

4. Place the stuffed pears on individual serving plates and garnish with the endive leaves. Mix the yoghurt and vinegar, and spoon a little of this dressing over each pear. Sprinkle with the remaining chives and serve.

ONE SERVING: -
CALORIES 120
TOTAL FAT 3g
SATURATED FAT 2g
CARBOHYDRATES 20g
ADDED SUGAR 0
FIBRE 0
SODIUM 85mg

Related food category:

• Starter