Name: Chef John's Brie with Ripe Pear and Black Pepper recipe
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) wedge Brie cheese;12 water crackers, or more as needed;1 ripe pear - halved, cored, thinly sliced;Freshly ground black pepper, coarse grind

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Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) wedge Brie cheese 12 water crackers, or more as needed 1 ripe pear - halved, cored, thinly sliced Freshly ground black pepper, coarse grind

Nutrition Info

177.8 calories carbohydrate: 11.1 g cholesterol: 37.8 mg fat: 11.3 g fiber: 0.9 g protein: 9 g saturatedFat: 6.6 g servingSize: - sodium: 285.8 mg sugar: 2.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Spread about a tablespoon of brie (including the rind) on the crackers. Top with a thin slice of pear. Coarsely grind black pepper on the pears.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This simple and delicious appetizer was inspired by a favorite sandwich I occasionally make--baguette, butter, brie, pear, and pepper. Here we're using thin crackers instead of bread, and the brie, pear, and black pepper make an impressive appetizer.