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Pan Fried Maple Pears with Bacon and Walnuts

In no time at all you have a lovely dish to spoon over yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes, or even added to a salad or into a grilled cheese sandwich. Firm pear slices are combined with pan fried bacon lardons, maple syrup and walnuts. A most aromatic treat.
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Salad
Cuisine North American
Keyword bacon, maple syrup, pears, walnuts
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 4 Bosc pears, or any firm baking pear
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 4 rashers of bacon
  • olive oil
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • coarse black pepper
  • 1 tbsp thyme leaves

Instructions

  1. Quarter the pears and remove the core. Slice each quarter in half (or thirds if they are especially large) and place them into a bowl.
  2. Combine the lemon juice with a splash of water and toss this over the pear slices. This will help them from turning brown.
  3. Slice the bacon into small bite sized lardons (about 1/2 inch wide) Add these to a large skillet set over medium heat. Sauté the bacon until it has almost crisped up, about 5 minutes.
  4. If the bacon hasn't released too much fat, add about 2 tsp of olive oil to the pan.
  5. Add the pear slices to the pan and let them cook for about 1 minute. Add the maple syrup over everything and let it cook into the pears and bacon. Turn the slices to brown on both sides, about 3 minutes total. Add the walnuts and coat them in the maple syrup.
  6. Remove from the heat. Finish with a crack of black pepper and thyme leaves.
  7. This can be served over yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes for breakfast; added over mixed greens or even into a grilled cheese sandwich for a savoury treat; or even over vanilla ice cream for dessert.
  8. See blog post for more details