7 pear sauce recipes

Broccoli spears with a homemade Swiss cheese sauce made in the microwave. A quick two-serving vegetable side dish with a creamy, melty cheese topping in 30 minutes.

Broccoli with spicy chickpea sauce, steamed broccoli florets cloaked in a creamy hummus-style sauce of chickpeas, yogurt, blanched garlic, cumin, and cayenne. Vegetable side that doubles as a Middle Eastern main.

Grilled mahi mahi with a spicy Asian pear salsa of plum sauce, serrano chili, cilantro, and honey. A Pacific Rim fish dinner in 40 minutes.

A very refreshing and tasty sauce! We had lots of frozen peas and lots of fresh mint growing at our backyard, this recipe was perfect for us to use up some of the peas and mint.

Thin somen noodles stir-fried with seared steak strips, serrano chilies, fresh mint, and a soy-oyster sauce glaze. A fast, fiery Asian noodle bowl.

Roast duckling glazed with apricot basting sauce, served with wild rice studded with toasted pine nuts, chopped pears, and currants. An elegant holiday centerpiece.

Beef stir-fry with crisp nashi pear and buttery macadamia nuts. Tender filet tossed in soy-ginger sauce, finished with sesame seeds. An Aussie-Asian fusion on the table in 30 minutes.