Pear Crumble the Easy Way

Pastry:
225g flour
110g melted butter
90g brown sugar
3 egg yolks
1 pinch salt

Topping:
8 pears
70g brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 pinch of nutmeg

Recipe :
Make pastry:
1. Mix 90g brown sugar, pinch of salt and grated nutmeg in a bowl.
2. Melt butter at low heat and add to mixture.
3. Work ingredients together with fingers until consistency of breadcrumbs, shape into a ball.
4. Leave pastry to rest in fridge for at least 1 hour.

Make crumble:
1. Pre-heat oven to 350°F (180°C).
2. Pel and dice pears and place in a dish.
3. Sieve the rest of the sugar, ginger and cinnamon on top.
4. Stir well.
5. Crumble pastry roughly over pears and spices, covering well.
6. Cook in oven for 40 minutes.

Advice :
Serve warm, with ice cream.
Try using other fruit to vary the recipe, like apples, soft fruit or apricots, with or without the spices.

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GRILLED GREEN BEAN AND RED ONION SALAD MADE EASY

1 1/2 lb. green beans, trimmed
2 tbsp. olive oil

Light the grill. Toss the green beans with the oil. When the coals turn gray, use tongs to set the beans in a single layer on the grill. Cook them for about 4 minutes, turning them often. The beans should char in spots, but do not let them burn all over. They are cooked when they look slightly wilted. Remove the beans from the grill and return them to the mixing bowl. Cover the salad tightly and refrigerate for several hours or dress it and serve right away. This is easy cooking.

DRESSING
1/4 c. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground black pepper,
to taste
1/4 c. olive oil
1 head chicory, torn into pieces
1/2 red onion, very finely chopped
1/2 red onion, quartered (for garnish)

In a bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper. Slowly drizzle in the oil, whisking constantly, until the dressing emulsifies. Arrange the chicory in a wide, shallow serving bowl. Using tongs, add the green beans. Pour the dressing over the beans and sprinkle them with chopped onion. Garnish with the onion quarters and serve at once

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