DUDA Farm Fresh Foods, Inc.

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Honey-sweet pears flavored with sparkling ginger and lemon.

Preparation time: 40 minutes or less

Servings: 4 servings

5 A Day servings: 1

3 cups of ginger ale (not diet)
3 tablespoons of honey
1 tablespoon lemon zest or coarsely grated peel
1½tablespoons shredded fresh ginger
4 large firm-ripe green pears
4 ultra-thin slices of lemon, for decoration
4 large fresh mint leaves
freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons stirred sour cream

Combine ginger ale, honey, lemon zest and ginger in deep saucepan. Place on MEDIUM heat and bring to simmer. Allow to boil rapidly for about 3 minutes to create a light ginger syrup.
Meanwhile, carefully peel 3/4 of each whole pear. Do not remove stem. Leave rounded end unpeeled. If pears start to darken, brush with lemon juice.
Place pears into simmering syrup, cover and gently poach to ensure even cooking. When cooked, remove from heat and allow pears to cool, standing upright in syrup.
Place each pear in a shallow soup bowl. Ladle with syrup. Wrap a slice of lemon around the stem, tuck a mint leaf into the lemon slice and sprinkle with grated nutmeg. Drizzle with sour cream and serve.

Nutritional Information per Serving
Calories: 252	Saturated Fat: 1g
Carbohydrates: 62g	Dietary Fiber: 4g
Total Fat: 2g	% of Calories from Fat: 8%
Cholesterol: 3mg	Sodium: 18mg
	Protein: 1g