Simply Roasted Pears

“My notes on choosing pears and recipe for the most delicious addition to the perfect cheeseboard.”

Pears sit among my favourite fruit - you will often see me using pears in recipes. A Packham pear would be my go-to pear, but there are many other worthy varieties too.

Along with tomatoes and avocados, pears need to ripen. Unripe pears are very firm, gritty and dry so do buy ahead and ripen your purchase.

A pear ripens from the centre so keep an eye out and your sense of smell sharp. As a pear ripens is becomes fragrant, so sniff away. Ripe pears are juicy and buttery and there is nothing better than eating a perfectly ripe pear with its juice running down your hand.