Pear and Goat Cheese Crostinis

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This is a wonderful appetizer but can also be served as dessert with a fruit & cheese tray along with a nice bottle of wine.

Pear and Goat Cheese Crostinis Ingredients:

1 loaf French Bread
olive 0il
goat cheese (We used chevre which is soft & spreadable)
1 ripe pear
honey

Slice Pear into thin pieces:

Then grill over medium low heat for approx 2 minutes per side until you get some nice grill marks:

Slice bread into 1 inch slices and drizzle with olive oil , grill until crisp with hash marks (approx 2 minutes per side):

Place one slice pear onto the grilled bread:

Then spread cheese over the pear:

Place back onto grill until cheese is warm and melting as they are here on the Big Green Egg:

Drizzle with honey:

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below or email me.

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Pear and Goat Cheese Crostinis

Grilled Crostinis topped with slices of pear, chevre and honey.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: BBQ

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French Bread
• olive oil
• 1 ripe pear
• goat cheese We used chevre which is soft & spreadable
• honey

Instructions

• Slice the bread into one inch thick slices, brushing each side with the olive oil
• Slice the pear thin
• Prepare the grill for two zone grilling with hot coals on one side and nothing on the other
• Toast the bread on both sides and then place to the side with no heat
• Grill the pear slices on each side
• Place a slice of pear on top of each piece of bread, spread some chevre on the pear
• Close the lid to melt the cheese
• Drizzle with honey and serve

Tom Jones

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This article was initially published on: May 24, 2010