Lemon Poached Pears With Berry Pear Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

		Sauce
1 cup	237ml	Raspberries
1/2 cup	118ml	Blackberries
1 cup	237ml	Strawberries - hulled, quartered
2		Ripe pears - peeled, cored,
		And quartered
4 tablespoons	60ml	Fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons	30ml	Raspberry liqueur - such as Chambord
		Pears
4 cups	948ml	Water
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
3 teaspoons	15ml	Lemon juice
2 teaspoons	10ml	Lemon zest
4 teaspoons	20ml	Firm pears - peeled, cored (medium)
		Assembly
		Additional lemon zest

Recipe Instructions

Sauce: Combine the ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Pears: In a large saucepan, combine the water, sugar, lemon juice, and zest. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and add the pears. Poach the pears for 10 to 12 minutes or until tender when pierced with the point of a sharp knife. Remove the pears from the liquid and cool slightly. Refrigerate pears in liquid until serving time (may be done overnight). The pears can be poached up to 2 days in advance. The sauce can be made 24 hours in advance.

Assembly: To serve, spoon pools of puree onto 4 individual plates. Stand the pears upright in the sauce and spoon remaining sauce on top. Garnish with lemon zest.

Source:
MORNING GLORIES by Donna Leahy

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