Blue Cheese and Brie Quesadillas with a Pear and Brown Sugar Compote

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I love putting just about anything in a quesadilla but this combination now is one of my favorites. The balance of sweet and savory is just divine. Another slam dunk for Emeril!!

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Okay- to be honest, i didn't make these. A friend did for a party and they were incredible!! People were gathered around the quesadillas all night (yes i was one of those people. I'm not a big fan of blue cheese but the brie mellowed its sharp flavor and the pear compote added just the right amount of sweetness to make this recipe truly unique. I can't wait to make them myself!

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This is simply divine, with the emphasis on both!

I have been making this dish for at least two years after having first seen it on the show, so am amazed to be the first person reviewing it. But as a quick scan of the recipes that include pears on this website will demonstrate, pears and blue cheese are an unlikely but miraculous match, raw or otherwise. Pears have a subtle sweetness, the blue cheese adds a wonderful sharp high note, so the combo has become classic.

What Emeril has devised is a yummy "poor cousin" to Brie en Croute with about 5% of the effort! The pear and blue cheese addition is just lovely, believe me. It is one of those recipes that, after making it once, is 2nd nature and takes mere minutes from start to finish. And the results are spectacular! You've GOT to try this!