Serves 12

Ingredients:

3 Asian or Bartlett Pear, ripe but still firm
12 oz brie cheese wheel
3 c baby arugula
6 T walnuts, chopped, toasted
3 T purchased balsamic glaze
4” bamboo skewers

Procedure:

1. Slice pears into quarters and remove seeds and stem. Cut into quarters and then roughly into ½ inch cubes.
2. Leave the rind on and cut brie cheese into similar-sized ½ inch cubes.
3. Take a skewer, thread on a piece of pear, a bundle of arugula (fold leaves in half), then a piece of brie.
4. Place skewer on serving platter and repeat until all pear and brie are used.
5. Gently press a few pieces of chopped walnuts into the brie; drizzle with balsamic glaze.