Pears Filled With Ricotta, Goat Cheese Cheese And Nuts

• 4 pears
• 2/3 cup caster sugar
• 160 milliliters water
• 1 cup mixed walnuts or hazelnuts
• 3 tablespoons soft ricotta cheese
• 1-2 tablespoons soft goat cheese
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• salt and pepper

1. Pour the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
2. Peel the pears, carefully take out the center with a peeler but do not remove the bottom of the pear.rn Plunge each pear in the saucepan. Lower the heat to a simmer. Cook one side of the pears for 5 min, then turn over and to cook the other side. To prevent the un-submerged sides of the pears to brown, you can cover the saucepan with wax paper. To check if the pears are cooked, prick the fruit with the tip of a knife. It should go through rather easily. Once the pears are cooked, let cool completely then place on a paper towel to remove the surplus of juice.
3. While the pears cook, ground the walnuts with a knife (do not use a blender)
4. In a bowl, whisk together, ricotta, goat cheese, honey, 1-2 tsp of ground walnuts and thyme leaves. Season to taste.
5. With a small spoon, fill the inside of each pear with the cheese spread
6. Roll the pears in the ground walnuts. rnOption: you can bake the pears for a few minutes in the oven but make sure the nuts don't burn
7. Serve with a small side salad. Slice the pear in two and enjoy!

caster sugar, water, mixed walnuts, ricotta cheese, goat cheese, honey, thyme, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/20841-pears-filled-with-ricotta-goat-cheese-cheese-and-nuts (may not work)