Print Recipe Poached pears in pomegranate juice with a creamy blue cheese and walnut dressing Serves: 4 – 6 Cooking Time: 15 mins plus extra for steeping Ingredients 4 firm pears, peeled, cored and halved 1 litre pomegranate juice 50ml red wine 60ml (¼ cup) castor sugar 1 vanilla pod, seeds scraped 1 cinnamon stick
TO DRINK: Paul Cluver Weisser Riesling Noble Late Harvest, elgantly sweet with a tart, apple crunch.
Difficulty level: A little effort TO DRINK: Radford Dale Freedom Pinot Noir 2008. It is velvety, with soft teasing red fruits and earthy aromas.