They crostini I made for my friend's party were quite tasty. Another friend gave me a similar recipe but it said to broil them at the last minute and serve immediately. The problem with that was since it was a cocktail party type party it's hard to serve food immediately so I wanted a recipe that was meant to be served at room temperature. I found this recipe with pears grilled on a little grill pan. That way the pears aren't raw but nothing has to be hot either. V made fun of be for being fancy. What can I say?
These are really easy. Get a baguette, slice into pieces on an angle, broil each side until lightly toasted. Get some good pears (I used Bosch, the recipe called for Asian pears.) Slice them (not too thin if you are going to grill them because they will get too mushy and break apart when removing them from the pan.) Grill both sides until they get pretty grill marks but aren't over cooked. Get some good creamy blue cheese (not the pre-crumbled, get the kind still in a wedge I used Stilton) let it get a little warm. Mix/mush it together with milk (I used a mix of 2% and buttermilk to keep the tang) until it forms a really thick paste. This makes it easier to spread onto the bread and makes it stay on the bread. Put the blue cheese on the bread then a slice of pear. Serve at room temperature.
These are a nice mixture of tangy blue cheese and sweet slightly caramelized pears. Enjoy!
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