Endive Spears with Stilton cheese, toasted pecan, sauteed pears

By emtoothfxr

Made this for Dinner Party. Very garlicky, delicious, any cheese will do.

Ingredients

• 3 tbspns butter
• 2 tbspns sugar
• 2 1/2 pears, peeled and diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tbspn red wine vinegar
• 1 tspn salt
• 1 tspn pepper
• 1/4 cup EVOO
• 1/2 cup Stilton cheese , crumbled or any other blue cheese
• 25 endive spears
• 1/2 cup pecan halves or 25 pieces, toasted
• watercress sprigs, for garnish
• 1 cup cream cheese (for presentation) optional

Preparation

Step 1

In a lg. saute pan, over medium heat, add the butter and sugar. Add the diced pears and cook until well caramelized, approximately 8 mins. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the garlic, red wine vinegar, salt pepper and olive oil. Add the mixture to the stilton. Assemble the spears 1x1. starting with the cheese then the sauteed pear and topping them off with a toasted pecan. these can be garnished with a sprig of watercress or other herb, if desired. Arrange the spears on a plate by first making a small mound of cream cheese then sticking each spear in to the cream cheese in a floral, 3-D pattern.
Add Cheese to the garlic mix before serving +pecans