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Gorgonzola, pear and fennel salad with fig, star anise and muscadel coulis

By TASTE
4
Easy
5 minutes
15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pods star anise
  • 1 cup muscadel
  • 8 fresh figs, peeled
  • 3 bulbs fennel, washed and thinly sliced
  • 4 ripe pears, halved and thinly sliced
  • 500 g Gorgonzola (allow each person to cut their own cheese from the bigger piece)

Method

In a small, deep saucepan, simmer the star anise in the muscadel for 10 minutes, then add the figs.
Heat through for 5 minutes.
Remove the star anise and process the figs in a blender to make a thick coulis.
Add a little more muscadel if necessary.
Serve drizzled over sliced fennel and pear.
Add as much Gorgonzola as you like.