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Gorgonzola, pear and fennel salad with fig, star anise and muscadel coulis

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Gorgonzola, pear and fennel salad with fig, star anise and muscadel coulis

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

2 pods star anise
1 cup muscadel
8 fresh figs, peeled
3 bulbs fennel, washed and thinly sliced
4 ripe pears, halved and thinly sliced
500 g Gorgonzola (allow each person to cut their own cheese from the bigger piece)

Method

In a small, deep saucepan, simmer the star anise in the muscadel for 10 minutes, then add the figs.
Heat through for 5 minutes.
Remove the star anise and process the figs in a blender to make a thick coulis.
Add a little more muscadel if necessary.
Serve drizzled over sliced fennel and pear.
Add as much Gorgonzola as you like.