Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 Bosc pears - peeled
• 5 cups water
• 1 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 cloves
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup whole salted almonds with skin, toasted and cooled
• 2/3 cup unsalted shelled pistachios
• 2/3 cup Sunsweet pitted dried dates, coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoon orange zest, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon of orange juice
• 5 oz goat cheese