Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Food 911Episode: Christmas in Vegas

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (35)

Cook Time:
25 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
24 appetizers

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 25 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

1/2 pound goat cheese
1/4 cup chopped mixed herbs such as parsley, thyme, and chives
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 baby pears
12 slices bacon, about 1/2 pound, cut in 1/2
2 tablespoons honey
Arugula or dandelion greens, for garnish

Directions

Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a small bowl, mix the goat cheese, herbs, and 2 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Halve the pears and scoop out the seeds and cores. Stuff each pear half with about a tablespoon of the cheese. Wrap each stuffed pear with a slice of bacon and place it on a baking sheet. Drizzle some olive oil over the pears and season them with salt and pepper. Bake them until the pears are tender and the bacon is crisp, about 25 to 30 minutes. Place the pears onto a platter, drizzle with the honey, and garnish with the arugula.

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recipe Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese
Sara Springfield, VA 01-06-2010
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Extremely Easy and Impressive!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I served this during Thanksgiving and New Years dinners and it wowed all my guess. The recipe is very easy to follow and the... complete preparation time is short. It is great even when served by itself without any salad.Read more
recipe Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese
First Saddle River, NJ 10-06-2009
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Smells bad, tastes bad
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

My whole family loves pears, cheese & bacon. But this recipe let me down... I followed the recipe and it seems to come out... right, but I am not sure who can like the taste. Forget about serving it at a party. It was on my upcoming wine-&-cheese menu, thank God I made it ahead of time to taste. I even left it to cool down hoping it will taste better. No luck. All went to garbage.Read more
recipe Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese
Marie Wappingers Falls, NY 07-01-2009
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My New Favorite Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I absolutely love this recipe. I actually change it up slightly, though...due to the fact that I could not find baby pears. I... just use regular red pears. Also, rather than wrapping the pear in bacon, the last couple of times, I used diced pancetta instead. It's a little easier to eat this way and it tastes just as amazing. The flavors are so great - and I always make a ton because the leftovers are really great too. I have served this dish to many crowds, and everyone raves.Read more
recipe Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese
mara madison, WI 04-18-2009
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trouble with experimenting with recipe...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

failure but likely because of all the things i did off-recipe. 1 used regular size red pears, they looked best at store and... no baby pears to be found 2 used herbed goat cheese and added chives, wouldn't think this would be problem 3 attempted to grill for part of cooking time after baking 1/2way. goat cheese turned out dry, sort of dehydrated. bacon also dry and chewy. pears not very sweet. next time i'll follow recipe closer b/c i had high hopes for this interesting dish.Read more
recipe Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese
Amy Sonoma, CA 04-12-2009
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Made for Appetizer to Easter Dinner
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe as an appetizer on Easter. Not only are people impressed by the presentation, but the taste is wonderful.... I acutally used bosc pears, since I could not find baby pears anywhere and it still turned out great. It was the first appetizer to go. I will for sure make this again.Read more
recipe Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese
Ruth Holbrook, NY 03-08-2009
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Simply Divine!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for a party just last night and they were the rave of the party! I used forelle pears and they were the perfect... size. They cooked longer than the recipe says to cook them, but when they were finished, the pears were a little soft and so sweet and the bacon added the perfect saltiness! They were simply divine!! Everyone was talking about them!!Read more