The Tastiest Fall Fruits and Vegetables

Pears

Pears ripen off the tree, so most of the fruit you’ll find at the market will need a few days to soften at home. Common varieties include: Anjou, which is egg-shaped with a green, rose-tinged green, or red skin; Bosc, which has a slender neck and a brown skin (dig in early―Boscs are flavorful even before fully ripe); and Bartlett, which has a red skin or a green skin that yellows as it ripens. Let pears ripen at room temperature. When they’re ready to eat, the flesh on the neck of the fruit will give a little when pressed. Refrigerate ripe pears for up to five days.
 
 

Try these recipes:

• Pears With Blue Cheese and Prosciutto
• Frisee Salad With Pears and Manchego
• Poached Pears
• Fennel-Crusted Pork Loin With Roasted Potatoes and Pears
• Apple-Pear Galette