Author Notes
These pears are delicious as a salty and sweet snack, dessert or brunch dish. When sliced, they are also a nice salad topper. —A Pleasant Little Kitchen
Ingredients
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1/2 cup
brown sugar
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3 tablespoons
extra-virgin olive oil
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2 tablespoons
dry red wine
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1/4 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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pinch
kosher salt
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3
Bosc pears, peeled, halved and cored
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1/2
lemon
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Pecorino Romano cheese, sliced into thin bite-sized pieces
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kosher salt, for topping
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honey, for topping
Directions
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Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
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In a large bowl combine the brown sugar, olive oil, wine, vanilla extract and pinch of salt. Stir well to combine
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Once the pears are peeled, halved and cored, rub the exposed flesh with the lemon half. This is to prevent browning.
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Add the pears to the sugar mixture and thoroughly coat the pears.
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Place the pears in a baking dish and pour half of the brown sugar mixture over the pears. Reserve the other half for after roasting.
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Roast for 40 minutes.
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Place the roasted pears back into the sugar mixture and coat well.
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Remove the pears, top with a sprinkling of kosher salt, drizzles of honey and slices of Pecorino. Serve warm.
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