Agave & Citrus Poached Pears with Blackberry Drizzle
Updated Feb 15, 2021, Published Oct 09, 2013
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Agave & Citrus Poached Pears with Blackberry Drizzle
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons agave syrup, divided use
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 2 pears, cored and halved
- ½ cup fresh blackberries
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine 1 tablespoon agave with lemon juice and 1/3 cup water.
- Cook on medium heat until the ingredients meld together.
- Add the halved pears, cut side down. Continue to cook on medium heat for 5-10 minutes while basting the pears with the liquid every minute or so.
- Cook until all of the liquid has cooked down and you’re left with just the pears and a thick caramel consistency in the sauce.
- Reserve a few blackberries for garnish. While the pears are cooking, in a separate saucepan over medium heat combine the remaining blackberries with 2 tablespoons of water and 1 tablespoon of agave syrup.
- Smash the berries, mix well with the liquid ingredients, and continue cooking for about 3 minutes.
- Strain the berries using a fine mesh strainer over a bowl to remove the seeds.
- Return the liquid to the saucepan on medium heat and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the sauce is slightly thick.
- Toast the sliced almonds in a dry skillet over mediumheat until golden brown.
- Drizzle two dessert or salad plates with the blackberry sauce, place the halved poached pears on top, sprinkle with toasted almonds, and garnish with reserved blackberries.
Nutrition
Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 3gFat: 5gSodium: 3mgPotassium: 372mgFiber: 9gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 29.5mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1.1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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