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Walnut Butter Roasted Pear Crostini
Walnut Butter Roasted Pear Crostini
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This dish is versatile as it can be used as a sweet appetizer or as a subtle dessert. The hearty walnut flavor marries perfectly with the sweet pear and creamy butter...Not to mention, the walnut butter is great on your morning toast!

  • Servings: 6
  • Prep Time: 15m
  • Cook Time: 10m
Vegetarian Quick Chef Collection
Ingredients

Roasted Pears

2 ripe yet firm pears (Comice, D’Anjou)

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon chopped parsley

Walnut Butter

1 cup walnuts, toasted

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon honey

Pinch salt

To Assemble

6 slices levain, whole wheat, or sourdough bread (each about 5 inches long and 1/4 inch thick)

Roasted pears

Walnut butter

Directions
  1. To make the roasted pears, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Peel the pears and cut them in half. Remove the cores. Place cut side down on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the sugar over the top. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool and cut into 1/2 inch pieces and put the pieces in a bowl. Stir in the parsley. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. To make the walnut butter, put all the ingredients in a food processor and puree until they make a paste. Put in a bowl and set aside.
  3. To assemble the crostini, toast the bread in the toaster or under the broiler. Spread some of the walnut butter on top of the bread, spoon some pears on top.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 259
  • Total Fat: 20 g
  • Saturated Fat: 5 g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 10 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Cholesterol: 15 mg
  • Sodium: 134 mg
  • Total Carbohydrate: 27 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5 g
  • Protein: 7 g