Warm California Pear Salad

4 Pears peeled,halved,cored
1/2 c Port wine
1/4 c Chopped pecans
1/2 c Crumbled blue cheese OR Stilton cheese
Alfalfa sprouts
2 tb Each walnut or olive oil AND
Red wine vinegar to port

Place pears, core sides down, in shallow microwaveable dish. Pour wine over pears. Cover and cook on high 4 minutes. Spoon wine over pears; cook 4 minutes longer until pears are tender. Remove pears; scoop some of pear out of center. Fill center with a mixture of pecans and cheese. Place pears, filled side up, in port. Cook 1 to 2 minutes on medium-high until cheese starts to melt. Serve pear halves on bed of alfalfa sprouts. Add oil and wine. Drizzle over salad. Serves 4

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