When doing my supermarket shop this morning I have managed to buy oriental pears by mistake. They are not my favourite fruit as I find them quite bland.
Has anyone any suggestions on what I can use them for. I hate wasting things.
Sorry Alicean but I love them!
If you find them bland how about lightly poaching them with some 'pudding spices?'
Otherwise serving them up (chilled) with a strong cheese board perks them up and goes down well.
Winton
Oh yes, pears and cheese go really well together. Try one of these;
Send me a picture, if you make either of these :-).
Mamta
Goodness, nashi pears have been one of my favourite fruits for looong time. I'm thrilled that last few years has seen them become available in the supermarkets making it much easier to get hands on them.
I find them might juicer than other pear varieties, and much crisper and lighter in texture. I don't know if blue cheese would overpower them but they'd probably be lovely with a really good brie de meaux or a tunworth cheese.
Or poaching may be nice, try and keep that lovely moistness intact.
I only had 4 pears.
3.As I loved the combination of the balsamic and pear next i tried poaching lightly in balsamic vinegar in the microwave so that I wasn't using to much poaching juice and made a lovely fresh chutney
4 The final one I poached for a couple of mins in the microwave with some red berries and served it with a good vanilla ice cream.
Next time I buy Nashi pears it won't be by mistake.
Thanks for your ideas