Baked Radicchio with Blue Cheese and Pear

Ingredients

• 600 g radicchio
• Salt
• 2 ripe pears (e.g., Williams Christ)
• 150 g Gorgonzola
• fat (for greasing the pan)
• pepper (ground)
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

1. 1.

   Clean the radicchio, wash if necessary, cut into wedges, remove tough stems and blanch in boiling salted water for 1-2 minutes. Drain and let dry.

2. 2.

   Wash the pears, quarter them, remove the core and slice the flesh into strips.

3. 3.

   Dice the Gorgonzola. Place the radicchio in a greased baking dish, season with salt and pepper, top with pear slices, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with Gorgonzola. Bake for about 15 minutes at a preheated oven until gratinated. Remove and serve immediately.