Making appetizers can be stressful. But not in this case. This appetizer with pears and blue cheese is simple, delicious, and surprising. A completely cold preparation, ready in a jiffy.
Autumn appetizer with pears and blue cheese
Ingredients
- 8 appetizer biscuits
- 0,25 pear
- 50 grams blue cheese
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 0,5 tablespoon milk
- honey liquid
- watercress
Instructions
- Peel the pear and cut it into quarters. Then cut a quarter of the pear into pieces.
- Mix the blue cheese with the milk and cream. Mash this with a fork until you get a smooth paste.
- Arrange the blue cheese mixture on the toast snacks.
- Then finish them off with a piece of pear, a drop of honey and possibly some watercress.
Nutrition
How to make an appetizer with pear and blue cheese?
As mentioned earlier, this appetizer is simplicity itself. And it is a completely cold preparation, which also means you don't have to dirty too many pots and pans.
We start with the blue cheese, milk, and cream. We cut the cheese into pieces and then add the liquids. Then we mash this with a fork until we get a creamy mixture. This was already the bulk of the work.
Now we take the other main player, the pear. We cut the pear into four quarters and remove the core. For eight appetizers, we only need a quarter of a pear. We then cut it into small pieces that fit on the appetizer.
And now the composing can start. First, we arrange the mixture with the blue cheese on the cracker. Then follows a piece of pear. We finish it off with a drop of liquid honey and possibly a piece of watercress.
Alternatives to blue cheese
Not everyone is a fan of blue cheese. Although I think you can certainly risk it in this case. By diluting the cheese with milk and cream, it becomes milder in taste.
But if you still don't like it, there are some tasty alternatives. The obvious choice is goat cheese. It also saves you work because you can buy spreadable goat cheese. Then you can omit the milk and cream. Moreover, goat cheese with cream is a fantastic combination.
Another alternative is to use a soft cheese or herb cheese like Philadelphia. You can also spread this directly. Milk and cream are also not needed in this case.
Finally, Boursin is also a very tasty alternative. This French cheese has a distinctive taste that also fits very well in the theme of autumn, just like the pear.
More surprising.appetizer
You can't stand on one leg. So usually you'll prepare multiple appetizers. Some surprising ideas can be found in the following articles:
- Beetroot soup shooter.
- Creamy pea mousse with mint.
- Crispy golden brown zucchini chips.
- Dates filled with goat cheese and walnuts.
- Spicy roasted pumpkin.
If you speak Dutch, you can find the Dutch version of this recipe on gerechtenweb.blog.
