Pear and Blue Cheese Savoury Galettes

Pear and Blue Cheese Savoury Galettes

Ingredients

  • 60g butter
  • 2 tbs of Honey or your favourite honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoons cracked black pepper
  • 2 large beurre bosc pears (600g), cut into thick wedges
  • 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, just thawed
  • 1/3 cup Tall Poppy Gourmet Caramelised Onion 
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 100G blue cheese, crumbled, plus extra to serve
  • 5 sprigs lemon thyme
  • 1/4 cup roasted almonds, chopped coarsely
  • 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200c. Place an oven tray in the oven to preheat.  
  • Heat butter and honey in a small saucepan over medium heat until just melted. Transfer to a medium heatproof bowl; stir in the nutmeg, coriander and black pepper. Add pears and toss until well coated.
  • Cut a 23cm round from each pastry sheet, place each round on a piece of baking paper. Spread Tall Poppy Gourmet Caramelised Onion evenly over pastry rounds, leaving a 3cm border. 
  • Brush the border with a little of the egg. Fold and tuck in pastry edges to create a rim. Carefully lift pastry on paper onto heated trays. Working quickly arrange pears evenly on relish, drizzling with any remaining honey mixture.
  • Brush rim with a little more egg. Top evenly with cheese and lemon thyme sprigs. 
  • Bake galettes topped with almonds, extra blue cheese and extra lemon thyme sprigs. 
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