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Below is the Kitchen Friendly Page section for this recipe. As you can see, it clearly lists the ingredients and breaks down the instructions for the recipe step by step in an easy to read manner. This is the page you would print and take into your kitchen, saving you from damaging your cookbooks. Since the recipe is only a couple pages instead of an entire book, you can place it anywhere in your kitchen for easy reference while you are preparing the recipe. Type: Main Dish Serves: 2 Time to prepare: 30 minutes 1 red pear (d'anjou), halved lengthways 1 tbsp. of raisins 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cardamon 1 tsp. oil ½ tsp. lemon juice 2 tbsp. sweet agave nectar Mint for garnish Cut the pear in half lengthways and take out the core. Place the raisins inside the boat created when you de-cored the pear. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and cardamon. Bake the pear for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Make sure that there is a light coat of oil in the baking dish so the pear doesn’t stick. Optionally, you can sauté the pear on a medium heat for about five minutes. Put the pear on the plate and splash the lemon juice on it. Cover it with the sweet agave nectar. Garnish the sides with mint. The Kitchen Equipment section lists exactly what you need to prepare the recipe so that you can get everything out beforehand. I always try to get everything I need ready before I start preparing something, whether I’m catering or cooking at home. Kitchen Equipment 2 Cutting Board Knife Spoon to dig out the center of the pear Glass Baking Dish The Presentation section carries instructions on how to make a dish look appetizing. It will often contain pictures of the finished dish or of the various ingredients. Presentation
The Time Management sections details how to prepare the recipe with a minimum amount of time if you’re preparing it by itself or if you’re preparing it with other dishes. Time Management If you are making this with other recipes, start this one first so that you can make the other recipes while the pears bake. If you are making other recipes that also require a medium baking time and bake at the same temperature, you can prepare those, prepare the pears, and then bake them at the same time. The Complimentary Foods and Drinks section gives some suggestions of what goes well with the featured dish. Complimentary Food and Drinks Since this is a dessert, try serving this with a sparkling peach flavored cider or wine. The Where to Shop section lets you know the best places, outside of any local specialty stores you might have, to get the ingredients. Where to Shop If you can, purchase the pears from a farmers' marekt or co-op (especially for organic!), as they usually have the freshest fruit. Sweet agave nectar can be difficult to find, so you may try Whole Foods, Wild Oats, etc. or look for it at places that specialize in organics as they tend to carry vegan alternatives. As a last resort, you can look online at Madhava, one of the companies that makes agave nectar, and ask them where you can find it in your locality. The How It Works section tells you what’s going on with the recipe to create the flavors, how the ingredients work together, what balances and contrasts exist, etc., so that you can learn how foods work together and pick up on the patterns that go into making great vegan cuisine. How It Works With this recipe, it's important not to bake it too long as the minimal baking time really highlights the beautiful, juicy flavor of the pear while keeping it refreshing. Lightly baking the pears also allows the juices to come to the fore without destroying the structure of the pear or too many nutrients, increasing its health benefits. The agave nectar is a healthy way to add some more moisture by creating a syrup that doesn't rely on processed sugars. Turning the pear upside down when you bake it also helps keep some of the sweet moisture in the pear. Finally, the raisins add another mild sweet with some extra color and a nice, contrasting texture. Chef’s Notes I particularly like cardamon mixed with a sweet and this recipe certainly features that. Be careful with the cardamon, however, as it is a very strong spice and adding just a little too much can easily overpower the other flavors of the dish. The Nutritional Facts section gives a breakdown of calories, fiber, etc. for the recipe and lists some of the healthy benefits and watches for it. If the nutritional fact is not listed, it is 0. The numbers outside the parentheses are for the entire amount of food, while the number inside is for an individual portion. Nutritional Facts Calories: 440 (220) Carbs: 55g (27.5g) Fiber: 6g (3g) Sugar: 111g (55.5g) Protein: 2g (1g) Sodium: 6g (3g) These pears are a wonderful treat for diabetics, who often have to miserably watch their sugar. In this recipe, the sugars are contained in the pear, which means they're still bound up with the fiber of the pear, and they're also contained in the sweet agave nectar; again, another bound sugar with a low glycemic index. Couple that with the cinnamon and you've got a super-healthy, great tasting dessert! The Interesting Facts section is where you can find links, history, and anything else fun about the recipe! Interesting Facts Sweet agave nectar has a low glycemic index (11) because it is bound up with fiber from the agave plant. Sweet agave nectar melts perfectly in cold liquids as well as warm, making it a better an excellent sweetener for drinks like iced mint tea. Sweet agave nectar tastes frighteningly like honey and is a compassionate alternative to honey farms. Agave is also the plant from which tequila is made. Pears are distantly related to roses. Chilling a pear retards it's flavor. To ripen a pear, leave it at room temperature in a paper bag. The peel of a pear is a great source of vitamin |
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To present this, turn the pear so the middle is facing up. The white of the pear is inviting and looks delicious. Spinkle a bit of cinnamon on the plate and a few mint leaves along the side. This pear looks best if the white part of the pear is contrasted by a burgundy plate.