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Gruyere and Pear with Walnut Sage Pesto

Gruyere and Pear with Walnut Sage Pesto

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by nannydeb

Gruyere and Pear with Walnut Sage Pesto

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by nannydeb

  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Walnuts & Sage
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    nannydeb's Notes: This came to me in a dream the other night so I had to make it. Though I used Gruyere cheese, we ate it like a raclette, all melty and gooey on toasted bread as an appetizer for New Year's...

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Serves 6 as an appetizer

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread the walnuts onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Toast until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.

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  2. In a food processor, combine the toasted walnuts, sage, garlic and olive oil. Blend until smooth adding more olive oil if needed. Add salt & pepper to taste.

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  3. Butter a baking dish and add the cheese cubes and pear cubes. Swirl the walnut sage pesto around the cubes.

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  4. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes or until melted.

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  5. Serve with some good crusty bread and wine.

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5 Comments on Gruyere and Pear with Walnut Sage Pesto

Dsc00859_2 Reply

Yum. I love how you dream your recipes.

Oldies_joemare_bd Reply

Wow, everything about this sounds so perfectly delicious. Keep putting off my New Years Resolution to start a diet.

036 Reply

Yum! Melty cheese, pears, walnuts and sage sound great. Don't forget to enter it - you have to go back into edit mode.

Lobster_001 Reply

Done! Thanks!

Shamrock-medal Reply

Great combination of flavors! I'm a sucker for some gooey cheese.

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