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Pears with a Zesty Dip

Pears with a Zesty Dip
Recipes to make with Pears
Recipe By: 
Australian Pears
australianpears.com.au [1]
Prep Time: 
approximately 10 minutes
Serves: 
8

Ingredients

  • 6 pears, cut into wedges
  • 450g skim milk cottage cheese or ricotta
  • 1-2 tablespoons honey
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
  • 50g soft pitted dates, chopped (optional)
  • 50g chopped dried apricots (optional)
  • 50g chopped almonds (optional)


Method

  1. Combine the cottage cheese, honey and orange zest in a food processor until smooth and creamy
  2. Fold in the cinnamon, dates, apricots and almonds. Spoon into a serving dish and serve with pear wedges on the side


Tips & Hints

  1. If you don't have a food processor, simply mash the ingredients with a fork.
  2. As an alternative: When mangoes are in season, add to the cottage cheese before processing, then fold in sundried papaya and passionfruit for a delicious tropical fruit dip to serve with the pears.

Links
[1] https://australianpears.com.au