Gorgonzola-Pear Appetizer Toasts

Name: Gorgonzola-Pear Appetizer Toasts
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 -6 ounces gorgonzola; 1 pear, thinly sliced; 4 -6 teaspoons honey; 8 teaspoons walnuts, chopped; salt, to taste; pepper, to taste; 1 baguette, sliced diagonally in 1/3-inch thick slices; 4 -8 teaspoons olive oil, for basting; salt, to taste

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safekeeping, from NY Times Magazine, 11/10/13. Gorgonzola is a love/hate cheese, which is lucky at a party because half will avoid it and the other half will gobble it up. I love the combinations of tastes and textures in this recipe."

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Ready In:: 11mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 8

ingredients

4 -6 ounces gorgonzola
1 pear, thinly sliced
4 -6 teaspoons honey
8 teaspoons walnuts, chopped
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
TOAST
1 baguette, sliced diagonally in 1/3-inch thick slices
4 -8 teaspoons olive oil, for basting
salt, to taste

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Make toasts: Brush each slice of baguette with olive oil and season with salt. Toast in oven until golden and crisp.
Spread Gorgonzola cheese on toasts and top with 2 thin slices of pear. Drizzle honey over, then sprinkle walnuts. Season with salt and pepper to taste.