A pear tart with blue cheese and honey finished with sliced almonds.

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Pear Tart with Blue Cheese and Honey

This pear tart with blue cheese and honey is made with thinly sliced pears layered on puff pastry and embellished with crumbled blue cheese and a drizzle of honey. A magnificent appetizer, cheese course, or even a vegetarian main dish.

Prep Time25

Cook Time35

Total Time1

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American

Servings: to 8 servings

Calories: 584

Ingredients

▢ 1 sheet frozen puff pastry
▢ 1/2 pound blanched almonds
▢ 1/4 cup granulated sugar
▢ 1/2 tablespoon cold water
▢ 4 pears, unpeeled, stemmed and thinly sliced
▢ Honey for drizzling
▢ 2 to 4 ounces blue cheese
▢ 1 large egg white, beaten with a small drizzle of water

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).
Turn a baking sheet upside down. Cut the sheet of puff pastry in half lengthwise to create 2 rectangles. Place 1 of the pastry rectangles on the overturned baking sheet. Save the other rectangle for another use or a second pear tart.
Use a paring knife to score a line almost but all the way completely through the pastry about 1 inch from the edge of the rectangle to make a border. Use a fork to poke holes within that line so the dough will remain flat as it bakes while the border will puff to create a border for the tart.
Combine the almonds, sugar, and water in a food processor and grind to a paste. Spread the paste over the puff pastry.
Arrange the pear slices over the almond paste. Drizzle with the honey and crumble the blue cheese over the top. Lightly brush the pastry border with the egg.
Bake until the pastry is puffed and golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before cutting into squares. Originally published December 2, 2011.

Notes

Pear Tart With Blue Cheese And Honey And Bacon

If you’re the “more is more” sorta person, crumble a few slices of cooked bacon atop the tart just before serving.

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