Serves 4-6

Ingredients

4 pears, peeled, pitted and halved

1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.  Place the pine nuts on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 8 minutes.  Remove from the oven.

Put the pear halves on a platter or individual plates and drizzle with lemon juice.  Sprinkle sugar, salt, red pepper flakes and pine nuts over the top.