Fresh pear stuffed with mascarpone and walnut on fresh romaine leaves in a garlic dressing

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Fresh pear stuffed with mascarpone and walnut on fresh romaine leaves in a garlic dressing

Pear stuffed by mascarpone cheese and walnut, served on a bed of fresh romaine lettuce, enhanced with garlic, Dijon, maple syrup and Balsamumm vinaigrette. In this recipe, John's Italian touch was to replace cream cheese from the original recipe with mascarpone.

Fresh pear stuffed with mascarpone and walnut on fresh romaine leaves in a garlic dressing

By Mammie Tremblay Starters, salads + sides Print
Details
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: No cooking required
Servings or yield: For 6 people
Difficulty level: Easy
Ingredients
3 big pears
12 to 18 leaves romaine lettuce
1 avocado
6 radish, minced
1 ½ cup Mascarpone cheese
½ cup walnuts
½ cup sunflower shoots or other to garnish
For dressing
5 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. Balsamumm Bianco
1 tbsp. maple syrup
3 minced garlic cloves
3 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tbsp. worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Chop walnuts, mix with mascarpone cheese and set aside.

For the dressing, place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

For each pear, slice in 2 on the length, remove the heart and stuff with mascarpone-walnut mixture.

On 6 serving dishes place 2 to 3 romaine lettuce leaves then half stuffed pear, stuffing down.

Garnish with avocado slices, mined radish, sunflower shoots and drizzle with 1 to 2 tbsp. of vinaigrette.

Serve and enjoy!

Tips, Tricks + Culinary ideas

Substitute Replace the mascarpone with cream cheese.
Suggestion Serve on mixed salad instead of romaine lettuce.
Idea Replace walnuts with pecans.

Preparation steps

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1 - Chop walnuts.

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2 - Mix walnuts and mascarpone cheese and set aside.

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3 - For the dressing, place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

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4 - For each pear, slice in 2 on the length. Remove the heart and stuff with mascarpone-walnut mixture.

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5 - On 6 serving dishes place 2 to 3 romaine lettuce leaves then half stuffed pear, stuffing down.

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6 - Garnish with avocado slices, mined radish, sunflower shoots and drizzle with 1 to 2 tbsp. of vinaigrette. Serve and enjoy!

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