Name: Pears with a Zesty Dip
Prep time: 10 min
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)

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)

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

Tips & Hints:

If you don't have a food processor, simply mash the ingredients with a fork.
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.

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

Tips & Hints:

If you don't have a food processor, simply mash the ingredients with a fork.
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.

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

Tips & Hints:

If you don't have a food processor, simply mash the ingredients with a fork.
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.