pear + blue cheese appetizer

Pears, blue cheese, prosciutto, and arugula—four simple ingredients for an appetizer you can prepare hours ahead of time. I’ve been curating a small repertoire of core appetizers that use ingredients I usually have on hand, and this recipe meets all my requirements: visual appeal and delectable flavors, plus it’s easy to assemble at the last minute if necessary. This recipe was published in the January 2008 issue of Real Simple magazine.

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pear + blue cheese appetizer

Serves: 8

Cooking Time: 1/2 hour

Ingredients

• 2 pears, skins on
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup arugula leaves
• 4 ounces blue cheese, sliced
• 6 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, cut in halves lengthwise

Instructions

1

Cut the pears in half and core them. Slice each half into eight wedges. Drizzle the pear slices with lemon juice to prevent them from browning.

2

Put a slice of pear, an arugula leaf, and a piece of cheese on top of a piece of prosciutto, and roll it up. Press the prosciutto together to hold the roll in place.