Locket'S Savoury - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pear, firm but ripe (Comice or Anjou pears are good choices)
4 slices whole grain bread
1 cup watercress leaf, coarse stems discarded (about 1/2 bunch)
1/4 lb Stilton cheese, chilled then sliced

Preparation

Preheat broiler.
Halve the pear lengthwise and core it, then thinly slice crosswise.
Toast the bread slices on a small baking sheet under the broiler about 3 inches from the heat, turning once, until golden on both sides.
Divide the watercress sprigs among the toasts and cover with overlapping pear slices. Arrange the stilton slices over the pear.
Broil the sandwiches until the cheese is melted, about 1 minute.