Pear Crostini

There was a recipe in Plenty for pear crostini and this is inspired by that but a little different. I love pears and cheese, so this is a great mix. It's sweet and a little tart and creamy, it's delicious. Great appetizer. 

Ingredients:

1 pear

1/2 tsp sugar

Black pepper

1/2 tsp lemon zest

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tbsp pecorino

2 slices good bread

Olive oil

1 clove garlic

Soft goat cheese

Directions:

Toast the bread. Drizzle with olive oil and salt and put under the broiler until starting to brown. Flip and brown the other side. 

Take out of the oven and rub lightly with a glove of garlic. Change the oven to 300 degrees.

Slice the pear into thin slices, about 1/8". Toss with sugar, cheese, lemon zest and juice, and a few grinds of black pepper. 

Heat a grill pan and lightly grease it. Once it's really hot, grill the pears just until grill marks show up. 

You don't want them to get too soft. 

Top the toast with the pear slices. Then top with a few chunks of fresh goat cheese. Sprinkle with salt and put in the oven for a few minutes to warm it all up. 

Drizzle the crostini with olive oil and serve.