Pickled pear, caramelised pecan and stilton tartlets

Name: Pickled pear, caramelised pecan and stilton tartlets
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 320g ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry, chilled; 150g good quality stilton, crumbled; 100g mascarpone; Handful fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped; 50g rocket to serve; Olive oil for dressing and drizzling; 150ml red wine vinegar; 150ml cider vinegar; Good glug of port; 200g soft dark brown sugar; 1 cinnamon stick; 3 cloves; 2 allspice berries; 3 firm conference pears, peeled, cored and halved (see Know-how); 75g halved pecans; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 15g caster sugar; ½ tsp sea salt flakes

Instructions

These pear, caramelised pecan and stilton tartlets are made using ready-rolled puff pastry. They are great to make as a winter or Christmas starter. Get planning for Dec 25th with more of our Christmas starter recipes.

Updated at: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:59 GMT