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Quick appetizer
Mix diced Asian pear with softened goat cheese and chopped parsley or cilantro. Use as a topping on seedy crackers.
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Taste-of-autumn soup
In canola oil, sauté a diced onion until tender. Add two chopped unpeeled pears, a few handfuls of cubed butternut squash or sweet potato, and a little thyme. Add water or stock until just covered, and boil until very tender. Let cool slightly, then purée. To serve, reheat and float a thin slice of pear on top.
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Pizza with a twist
Brush a whole-wheat crust with olive oil, sprinkle with chopped basil, and top with thin slices of pear, red pepper and blue cheese.
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Three pear-fect breakfasts
Sauté pears and serve alongside French toast or pancakes; cook some chopped pears into your pot of oatmeal; toss pear slices into a blender along with frozen berries, half a banana and some milk for a smoothie.
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Craving curry?
Sprinkle pear slices with a pinch of curry powder or garam masala, then sauté in a little olive oil until tender. Works well as a topping for pork or lamb chops, chicken breasts, fish or tofu.
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Lunchtime salad
Fold diced pears into a salad made from cooked wheatberry, quinoa or bulgur; chopped peppers; cubed cooked chicken (or feta cheese); walnuts; and cilantro. Drizzle with lemon juice and olive oil to taste.
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Simple sandwich
Add thin slices of pear to a cheddar- cheese sandwich made with multi-grain bread. Grill or toast in a panini press.
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• Our best healthy pear recipes
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• 5 ways pears are good for your health