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Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts

Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts

40 min.
Time:
277
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
54 / 100
Ingredientsfor  
Ingredients
6 Pear (each about 5 ounces)
1 Vanilla bean
¾ cup white wine (or pear juice)
2 ozs cane sugar
2 Tbsps liquid honey
1 Cinnamon stick
5 ozs Gorgonzola
3 ozs Walnut
How healthy are the main ingredients?
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Preparation
1.
Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts preparation step 1

Peel, quarter and remove cores from pears. Cut vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape out seeds.

2.
Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts preparation step 2

In a pot, combine white wine, sugar (omit sugar if using pear juice instead of wine), honey, vanilla bean seeds and cinnamon. Puree mixture and bring to a boil over medium heat.

3.
Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts preparation step 3

Add pears and cook over medium heat, 7-8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, lift pears out and drain.

4.
Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts preparation step 4

Lightly grease 6 large pieces of foil. Lay the pears on foil pieces and drizzle with a little of the pear cooking liquid.

5.
Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts preparation step 5

Crumble Gorgonzola. Roughly chop walnuts.

6.
Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts preparation step 6

Divide cheese and nuts over the pears.

7.
Grilled Pears with Gorgonzola and Walnuts preparation step 7

Seal edges of foil packets. Transfer to a hot charcoal grill (or place under the oven broiler) and cook for about 5 minutes. Serve immediately.

Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie277 cal.(13 %)
Protein7 g(7 %)
Fat17 g(15 %)
Carbohydrates23 g(15 %)
Sugar added2 g(8 %)
Roughage5 g(17 %)
Healthy, because

Healthy, because

The low acidity of pears makes them easy to digest, while their high content of soluble fiber has positive effects on the metabolism. The fiber binds cholesterol-containing bile acids in the intestines, helping to remove cholesterol from the blood.

Even smarter

Even smarter

If you are not a fan of blue cheese, you can replace it with a more mild cheese such as Brie or Camembert. We suggest this salad with fennel as a side to this dish.

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