Pear, walnut and Roquefort tart recipe

Pear, walnut and Roquefort tart

Pears and blue cheese are a well-loved combination, the sweet fruit is perfectly complemented by salty cheese in our easy pear, walnut and roquefort tart recipe. Use readymade puff pastry to save a little time when prepping this dinner recipe, perfect for 4.

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  • Serves 4
  • 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
  • 585 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 1x 375g pack ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 4 ripe pears, cored and sliced
  • 125g Roquefort
  • handful rocket leaves
  • 20g walnuts, chopped
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1tbsp runny honey

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Each serving contains

Energy
2450kJ 585.0kcal
29%
Fat
36g
high51%
Saturates
18g
high90%
Salt
1.3g
medium22%
Sugars
22g
medium24%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 55.4gProtein 12.8gFibre 4.8g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6.
  2. Lay the pastry out on a sheet of nonstick baking paper. Score a 1cm border around the edge. Prick the base all over with a fork and bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes until lightly gold and starting to puff up around the edge. Arrange the pears evenly over the base of the tart, then top with the Roquefort,rocketand walnuts. Grind over a little pepper.
  3. Turn the oven down to 180°C, 350°F, Gas Mark 5. Bake in the oven until the pastry is cooked through and the cheese melting – check after 10 minutes, then check every four minutes or so until done. Drizzle with thehoneybefore serving.

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