Pear, Endive And Watercress Salad With Gorgonzola Crostin

How can you speak of life and death with such a heart? How can you preach of heaven and hell in such a careless, sleepy manner? Do you believe what you say? Are you in earnest or in jest? How can you tell people that sin is such a thing, and that so much misery is upon them and before them, and be no more affected with it? Should you not weep over such a people, and should not your tears interrupt your words? Should not you cry aloud, and show them their transgressions, and entreat and beseech them as for life and death?

Richard Baxter

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Belgian	Molto03	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	oz	Dried cherries
2		Ripe comice pears
2		Belgian endives
1		Bunch Watercress, washed
		spun dry
4		Baguette, 1/2" thick
4	oz	Gorgonzola dolce, room
		temperature
6	T	Extra-virgin olive oil
		Salt, to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper
		to taste
2	T	Red wine vinegar
1	T	Chopped walnuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Place dried cherries in a small saucepan with 2 cups water to cover
and bring to boil. Allow to simmer 10 minutes, drain and set aside.
Quarter the pears and thinly slice into a large mixing bowl. Cut the
ends off the endive and add to pears. Add watercress and set aside.
Toast baguette slices under broiler on both sides and smear each with
1 ounce of the soft gorgonzola. Set aside. In a blender, place soaked
cherries, vinegar, salt and pepper and oil and blend until smooth
(about 30 seconds). Pour into small bowl and set aside. Place half  the
dried cherry dressing in mixing bowl with pears, watercress and  endive
and toss gently to coat. Divide among 4 plates, place one  crostino on
top of each, sprinkle walnuts over cheese and drizzle 1/2  tablespoon
vinaigrette around base of each plate and serve. This  recipe yields 4
servings as antipasto.  Comments: The original recipe title as listed
is "Pear, Endive And  Watercress Salad With Gorgonzola Crostini And
Dried Cherry  Vinaigrette".  Recipe Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario
Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK  ~ (Show # MB-5650 broadcast
04-24-1996) Downloaded from their  Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  09-20-1998  Recipe by:
Mario Batali  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 60 Calories From Fat: 12 Total Fat: 1.4g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 75.3mg Potassium: 13.8mg Carbohydrates: 11.9g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: <1g