Try this:
1. Make a fresh smoothie: Blend coconut water, Seckel pear, Greek yogurt, almonds, fresh ginger, and allspice mix.
2. For a salsa, stir together chopped Seckel pear, red bell pepper, jalapeño chile, and fresh mint; season with lime juice and salt.
3. Pickled Seckel: Pickle whole or quartered pears into apple cider vinegar with cinnamon, cloves and sugar.
4. Poach whole Seckel pears (peeled) with orange juice, pomegranate molasses, a cinnamon stick, and a split vanilla bean.
5. Spicy Seckel pear in pastry crust: poach pears in a spiced syrup with cinnamon, cardamoms, star anise, lemon rind, vanilla and sugar. Then coat pears with a layer of shortbread pastry and bake in oven.
How to select and store Seckel pears
- Look for Seckel pears that are firm, with a deep maroon blush that may cover most of the fruit.
- Make sure that the woody stem is still attached because any exposure of the flesh hastens decay. avoid fruits with soft spots or scars more than skin-deep.
- Keep Seckel pears for up to a week in the crisper of your fridge, away from any strong-smelling foods.
- If unripe, leave the fruit at room temperature until the area near the stem yields to gentle pressure.
