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Pickled pears & cheese platter
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Pickled pears & cheese platter

9 ingredients 20 min + 35 min Serves 8 openrecipes
Pickled pears & cheese platter

This stunning prepare-ahead starter can be served on individual plates, or just gather everyone around for drinks in the kitchen

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

757
Calories
22g
Protein
14g
Fat
137g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Cider not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500ml perry or cider vinegar
  • 250g golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp pink peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp white or yellow mustard seeds
  • 10 cloves
  • 8 small firm-ish pears
  • large loaf of walnut or other nutty brown bread with a good crust
  • good wedge (about 700g) of strong cheese, like Stilton or Stichelton or a firmish goat's cheese
  • few winter salad leaves

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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