Cardamom Baked Pears
Ingredients
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
pinch white pepper, optional
1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
2 firm ripe pears, such as Comice or Anjou, halved and seeded
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon unrefined sugar
1 teaspoon coconut oil or butter, divided into 4 pieces
2 tablespoons pine nuts, optional
Preparation
1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place one oven rack in top of oven and one in middle of oven. Combine wine, cardamom and white pepper, if using, in a 8-inch square baking dish. Scrape vanilla bean seeds into wine mixture and add scraped pod.
2
Place two pears cut-side up in baking dish. Pour lemon juice over pears, allowing excess to spill over. Sprinkle with sugar and top each pear half with a margarine piece. Cover pan with foil, place on middle rack in oven and bake 30 minutes or until tender.
3
Remove foil; turn oven to broil and shift baking pan to top rack. Broil 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
4
Meanwhile, toast pine nuts in skillet over medium heat, shaking pan frequently, 4-5 minutes or until browned.
5
Transfer pears to serving plates, drizzle with juice from pan and sprinkle with pine nuts.
Tools
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About
Adapted from the March 2009 issue of "Vegetarian Times."
Yield:
6 servings
Added:
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 11:20am
