GOATS' CHEESE WRAPPED IN PANCETTA WITH PEAR CHUTNEY AND PAN-FRIED PEARS
Ingredients
- 100g/4oz round goats' cheese
- rind removed
- halved
- 4 slices pancetta
- ½ pear
- cored
- chopped
- ½ onion
- chopped
- 1 tbsp chopped
- fresh parsley
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 25g/1oz butter
- ½ pear
- sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
- ½ lemon
- juice only
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- handful watercress
Directions
- Wrap the goats' cheese halves with the pancetta.
- Heat a frying pan on a medium to high heat. Place the goats' cheese in the frying pan and fry for two minutes on each side
- until golden.
- For the pear chutney
- place all of the chutney ingredients into a saucepan over a medium heat and simmer together for ten minutes.
- For the pear salad
- melt the butter in a small pan. Add the pears and fry over a medium to high heat for five minutes
- turning occasionally
- until browned all over.
- For the dressing
- whisk together all of the dressing ingredients in a clean bowl and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- place the watercress onto a plate and pour over the dressing. Top with the pan-fried pears and goats' cheese and serve the chutney in a bowl alongside.

