These Pear and Blue Cheese Pastry Triangles are very easy to assemble and bake.
Puff pastry works wonderfully for easy appetizer recipes. There is no need to make homemade puff pastry. Buy it frozen, thaw it out and use it for quick and easy recipes. So easy. We love it to use as a base for these pear and blue cheese pastry triangles.
How to make pear and blue cheese puff pastry triangles:
Press pieces of pear into squares of thawed puff pastry. Top with caramelized onions and blue cheese. Bake until puffed and golden- about 25 to 30 minutes.
How to make caramelized onions:
The onions take some time to cook, but you’ll find that they’re totally worth it. Once you’ve cooked up the onions, all is very easy to assemble, and they turn out to be a very elegant appetizer!
In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the sliced onion and reduce heat slightly (between medium and medium-low). Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften and turn brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Meanwhile, trim the pear quarters to remove seeds, then cut into thin slices; set aside. When onions are nicely browned, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and set them aside to cool to room temperature.
This is a lovely appetizer for a party. Enjoy!
Here are a few more appetizer recipes you might enjoy:
- Goat Cheese Truffles
- Apple Endive Appetizer
- Easy Salami Appetizer
- Mini Chicken Enchiladas Cups
- Spinach Balls
Pear and Blue Cheese Puff Pastry Triangles
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds sweet or yellow onions, peeled andd sliced very thinly
- 1 large firm, ripe pear (rinsed & cut in half crosswise, then lengthwise)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed but kept cool
- 7 ounces (1½ cups) crumbled gorgonzola or other blue cheese
Instructions
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the sliced onion and reduce heat slightly (between medium and medium-low). Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions soften and turn brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Meanwhile, trim the pear quarters to remove seeds, then cut into thin slices; set aside. When onions are nicely browned, sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two 14x17-inch sheet pans with parchment paper and transfer one sheet of pastry dough to each. Roll out the pastry lightly with a floured rolling pin to flatten any creases.
- Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the pastry sheets into triangle, wedge, or diamond-shaped pieces about 2-inches wide (don't worry if you cut through the parchment). Slightly separate the pieces so that they are not touching.
- Lay a pear slice in the center of each wedge (trim the slice so that it doesn't cover the entire pastry). Top with a small pile of caramelized onions and about ½ teaspoon of the blue cheese.
- Bake in oven until fully puffed and golden, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.
Notes
- Depending on how you cut the puff pastry, you could get anywhere from 36 to 48 appetizers.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
