Pear & dolcelatte tarts

Pear & dolcelatte tarts

A classic combination of pears with blue cheese – this makes a lovely starter or a light lunch with salad

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 50 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Roll out the pastry then cut into 4 circles about 14cm in diameter and score a border about a finger's-width in from the edge.
  2. Mash together the dolcelatte and mascarpone and dot inside the border. Arrange slices of pear on top and glaze the border with egg. Cook for 15 minutes then scatter with the pine nuts and thyme and cook for another 5-10 minutes until puffed and golden.
  3. Drizzle with a little honey before serving.

Per serving

693 kcalories, protein 12.8g, carbohydrate 58.5g, fat 47 g, saturated fat 19g, fibre 1.8g, salt 1.33 g

Recipe from olive magazine, November 2007.

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  • 06 October 2008

    Foxglove rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tasty - but needs hard. slightly unripe pears! First time I made this, I 'used up' sweet desert pears. Tasted very odd and sloppy! Very easy though, and a nice easy supper.

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  • 28 January 2009

    Littlemoose rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The combination of sweet pears, tangy cheese and puff pastry is thoroughly divine! Highly recommended if you're looking for something different to try with puff pastry.

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  • 21 July 2009

    shaz commented on this recipe

    Have made this numerous times, absolutely loved by everyone, goes down a treat as a starter for dinner party. Highly recommended

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  • 06 December 2010

    andhandmadetoo rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Instead of puff pastry I used filo - I layered a few squares at right angles to make little baskets. It's so much lighter than puff, leaving guests - and you can definitely serve it as a dinner party starter - less full after the first course.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 50 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 500g ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 75g dolcelatte cheese
  • 4 tbsp mascarpone
  • 2 pears , peeled, halved, cored and sliced
  • 1 egg , beaten to glaze
  • 3 tbsp pine nuts
  • thyme leaves , from two sprigs
  • runny honey
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Per serving

693 kcalories, protein 12.8g, carbohydrate 58.5g, fat 47 g, saturated fat 19g, fibre 1.8g, salt 1.33 g

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