Blue Cheese & Pear Filling For Mini-tartlets (german)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g blue cheese (blue brie with rind removed preferred)
• 1 tablespoon celery (finely chopped)
• 200 g cream cheese (softened)
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon chives (freshly snipped)
• 2 small pears
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• poppy seed (garnish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mash cheese w/a fork in a bowl. mix in the celery + black pepper, gradually beat in the cream cheese & fold in the chives. chill in the fridge till required.
• 2 peel, quarter & core pears 20-30 min b4 serving. cut crossways into slices & mix w/the lemon juice to stop them turning brown (i usually use my pastry brush for this).
• 3 fill 18 pre-baked mini-tartlet shells w/the cheese mixture, stand a pear piece on top & sprinkle lightly w/poppy seeds (if using).