Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon ginger, chopped fine
2 large comice pears, cored and sliced
½ cup hazelnuts, roasted, unsalted and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoon sugar
Pinch of cardamom
1 pint of Vanilla Ice Cream

PREPARATION

In a medium skillet on medium high heat melt the butter. Add ginger and sauté for a few seconds and then add the sliced pears , hazelnuts and sauté a few more seconds until pears and nuts are coated with the butter ginger mixture and appear glossy. Add sugar and pinch of cardamom and sauté for 1-2 minutes, still on medium high heat until sugar becomes caramelized around the pears and the nuts.

Serve pear mixture warm over a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.