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Rosemary roasted pear bruschetta

  • Hands-on time: 5 mins
  • Time to make: 45 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 sprig rosemary
    • 1 tablespoon liquid honey
    • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    • ¾ cup red wine
    • 3 small or 2 large pears, peeled, thinly sliced
    • ¼ loaf ciabatta or sourdough bread
    • 4 slices prosciutto, torn
    • 40-50g blue cheese
    • 4 handfuls baby rocket
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 200°C. Combine rosemary, honey, balsamic, wine and pears in a small roasting or casserole dish. Cook in oven for 40 minutes, stirring a couple of times to evenly coat pears.

    2 Remove and set aside pears and discard rosemary. Transfer syrup to a small pot. Boil syrup for 3-5 minutes until reduced and syrupy.

    3 Lower oven temperature to 160°C. Cut bread in very thin slices (about 0.5cm) and bake for 15 minutes until golden and crisp.

    4 To serve place a handful of rocket on each plate. Arrange 3 slices toasted bread on top and top with pears, prosciutto and crumble over some blue cheese. Drizzle a little red wine syrup around the plate.

    Serve this entrée before a main of Lamb steaks with beetroot and fig Israeli couscous – gourmet two-course entertaining for four people at a total cost of just $40!

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free bread and check bacon is gluten free.

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