Pears with figs and blue cheese

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 4 bulb(s)
• 200 ml white wine
• ½ lemon(s), the juice
• 50 g sugar
• 4 figs
• 2 tbsp mustard (fig mustard)
• 8 slice(s) bacon, lean
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• Salt
• pepper
• 4 sprigs rosemary
• 1 lettuce (Lollo Bionda), cleaned, torn
• 200 g blue cheese, cut into thin slices
• 1 baguette(s)

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Halve the pears lengthwise and remove the cores. Halve the figs lengthwise. Bring the pear halves to a boil in a pan with white wine, lemon juice, and sugar, then simmer gently over reduced heat for about 15-20 minutes. Let cool in the liquid. Preheat oven to 200°C. Brush the cut sides of the figs with the fig mustard, press one fig and one pear half together, wrap with a slice of bacon, and secure each with a toothpick. Place them side by side in a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and maple syrup, season with salt and pepper. Strip a few rosemary sprigs and scatter them over the figs and pears, placing the remaining sprigs in the center of the dish. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. In the meantime, arrange the lettuce leaves and cheese slices on plates, place the cooked pears and figs next to them, and drizzle with the sauce created during baking. Serve with the warmed, sliced ​​baguette.