Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pear and Cheese

ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS with

PEAR AND CHEESE

An easy to make appetizer that not only looks attractive but tastes good to boot!

Brussels sprouts ready to bake.

After baking they become golden brown.

Assembled appetizer skewered with bamboo picks, ready to eat.

Ingredients:

15 or so fresh Brussels sprouts, cut in half

1 or 2 RED Pears (colour looks great in this appie), skin-on, sliced

Small chunk cheese, about 2 oz or 60 grams, sliced (I used Swiss but use your choice)

30 or so Dried Cranberries

Olive Oil

Sea Salt & Course Black Pepper

Heat oven to 400 Degrees F.

Place cut Brussels sprouts in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.  Toss to combine. 

Scatter seasoned Brussels sprouts on a foil lined baking sheet.  Add a sprinkle of cracked pepper over  the sprouts.  (They will shrink as they roast, so don't be concerned about the size you start out with)

Bake sprouts in the over for about 20-25 minutes or until they begin to open up and take on a delicious gold colour.  Be sure to check in on the sprouts somewhere around the half-way mark to give them a shake, stir or flip.

Remove sprouts from the oven and allow to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, slice pears and cheese.

Once sprouts are cool enough to handle, add a slice of pear to the cut side top of the sprout, followed by a slice of cheese and top with a cranberry.  Hold the layers together with a toothpick.