Comice Pears with Pine Nuts, Thyme and Lemon
Serves 4-6A lemon mixture combined with fresh thyme and toasted pine nuts makes a delicious balance to a simple fall pear. Choose the ripest Comice pears you can find.
Ingredients
- 4 Comice pears peeled, and halved
- 1/4 cup pine nuts toasted
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl, add the lemon juice, sugar, and red pepper flakes, and season with salt and black pepper. Whisk until combined.
- Put the pear halves on a platter or individual plates and drizzle with the lemon mixture and sprinkle the thyme and the pine nuts over the top. Serve.