I have really been enjoying the pear and gorgozola flavour combination lately and when I came across a tart using it in a recent edition of Food & Drink magazine, it immediately caught my attention. Another reason that I was looking forward to making this tart was that it has a more traditional tart shell. Although the puff pastry and phyllo dough tarts that I have been making lately are quick and easy and always good, I was kind of missing the fluted edge tarts. Speaking of the crust, it is an all butter crust where some of the flour has been replaced with ground walnuts which is particularly nice as walnuts go really well with pears. The pears are poached in wine to ensure that they are nice and tender and poaching them like that makes them a little sweeter and gives them an amazing fruity aroma. The filling is a simple mixture of gorgonzola, sour cream, an egg yolk and a touch of honey that is all pureed in a food processor to make it nice and smooth.
This tart is actually pretty easy to make and if you prepare the dough for the pastry the night before and leave it in the fridge overnight then it takes even less time to put together on the day that you make it. I served the pear and gorgonzola tart with a simple arugula salad and topped it with some prosciutto. The peppery arugula and the salty prosciutto only added to the pear and gorgonzola flavour combination making it even better!
Pear and Gorgonzola Tart
ingredients
- 2 pears (peeled and cut in half and cored)
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups white wine
- 1 cup water
- 4 black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 ounces gorgonzola (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme (chopped)
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 walnut pie shell (fitted in tart pans and pre-baked)
directions
- Place the pears in a large sauce pan with cut side down followed by the sugar, wine, water, peppercorns, and bay leaves and simmer covered until the pears are tender, about 10-30 minutes. (Note: The simmer time can vary depending on how ripe the pears are.)
- Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature in the liquid.
- Slice the pears thinly.
- Mix the gorgonzola, sour cream, honey, thyme and egg yolk inf a food processor until smooth.
- Spread the filling out over the tart crust and top with fanned sliced pears.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the filling is set, about 10-15 minutes.
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Jenn L @ Peas & Crayons
This is my favourite salad in a tart! Pear and gorgonzola go so well together! This looks really lovely!
wow! it looks so gorgeous!!
This is such an elegant combination…I love it!
Sweet and salty. Fabulous!
I cannot wait to try this!! It looks so incredible 🙂
Pear and gorgonzola tart looks really good. l love the flavor combination. Served up with a proseco this would be delightful.
I should try that combination!
Absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful flavor pairing too! YUM!
oh YES!!!!!!!!
Wow, pear and gorgonzola go so well together.
Outstanding dish ♥
Mmmm… pears and gorgonzola… the food of gods!!!
Thanks for sharing all those wonderful recipes. I´m glad I found your blog!
Oh wow, this is definitely going on my must-make list! Perhaps for an upcoming holiday party?? It looks awesome!
Sues
This is a combination that I haven't tried yet. You surely did a really nice tart.
wow, that is just gorgeous! i would never think to use pear and gorgonzola together, but it looks great!
Wow, another creative combo. Looks delicious but I'm not a big fan of Gorgonzola cheese
Just when I thought the tart couldn't look any better, you went a topped it with more goodness!!
Pear and gorgonzola are two of my favorites! As always you come up with dishes I adore!
wow this looks delicious. I'll have to look in to making some tarts of my own.
This sounds amazing! It has all of my favorite flavors!!!!! The photos look great.
that looks delicious! Nice idea to pair it with the prosciutto as well.
Oh wow! I've missed a lot of recipes on your site the last couple of weeks, but this one really called out to me … it looks absolutely delicious!