roasted pears with blue cheese

At the restaurant, roasting pears is something we do as an accompaniment to blue cheese in the fall, making a nice segue from the savoury to the sweet. Choose pears that are blemish free and just ripe for best results. If the pears are too ripe, they will not caramelize well before becoming too delicate to handle.

Serves 4

4 ripe Bosc or other pears
1 Tbsp melted butter
Pinch of fresh thyme leaves
4 oz blue cheese, crumbled

Preheat the oven to 400 f. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Peel, halve and core pears and arrange them cut side down on the baking sheet. Brush pears with butter and sprinkle with thyme, then roast until caramelized, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature.

To serve: Place 2 pear halves, cut side up, in each bowl. Top with blue cheese.