Lockets Savoury
This is a very traditional English dish. This version was once served at Locket’s Restaurant in London. It is taken from Jane Grigson’s :English Food” published by Penguin.
Ingredients
- 8 small slices white bread
- 1 large bunch watercress , or baby spinach leaves
- 4 ripe pears
- 12 oz stilton cheese , sliced
- fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Toast the bread and cut off the crusts. Put the slices into four oven-proof dishes or one large one. Arrange the watercress evenly on top and cover with peeled, cored and thinly-sliced pears.
- Put the stilton over the pears and slide into a preheated oven at 375°F for 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese begins to melt and the pears release their aromatic flavors. Grind black pepper on top before serving.