pears Archives

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Twirled puff pastry pears

30 minutes

Pears stir-fried in toffee sauce

10 minutes

Cake recipes

Pear-and-ginger yoghurt cake

1 hour

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Pear-cider pork chops with kohlrabi, pear and pea shoot salad

20 minutes

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Sweet quinoa cooked in almond milk

30 minutes

Pie recipes

Honey-and-pear pies

20 minutes

Biscuit recipes

Pecan nut biscuits with red-wine poached pears and Gorgonzola

10 minutes

Baked pecorino creme with pickled pears and Parmesan crisps

1 hour

Christmas recipes

Roast turkey with pear stuffing and roast potatoes

3 hours

Beetroot recipes

Beetroot carpaccio

20 minutes

Beetroot carpaccio

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

70 g Parmesan, grated
2 cups red wine vinegar
2 t sugar
8 pink peppercorns
2 bay leaves
2 red onions, thinly sliced
30 g watercress
2 medium beetroot, peeled and thinly sliced
1 pear, cut into 8 wedges
1/3 cup olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C.

Scatter a thin layer of Parmesan on a silicone sheet and shape into rounds. Bake for 4 to 6 minutes, or until the cheese has melted. Allow to cool completely.

Bring the vinegar, sugar, peppercorns and bay leaves to a boil in a saucepan. Add the onion and leave to simmer until slightly tender. Allow to cool.

To serve, divide the watercress between four jars. Top with slices of beetroot and pear, then finish with red onions, a spoonful of pickling liquid and a drizzle of olive oil.

Season with salt and pepper and top with the Parmesan crisps.

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