New TV chef Simon Hopkinson who stars in The Good Cook this Friday on BBC One, shares some of his favourite recipes.

The Good Cook starts on Friday, July 8, on BBC One. The accompanying book is published by BBC Books, £25

Serves two
2-3 heads of chicory, separated into leaves and put to soak in iced water
100-125g Roquefort, crumbled
1 large, ripe pear, peeled and thinly sliced
Squeeze of lemon juice
2-3 tbsp walnut oil
Freshly ground black pepper

METHOD

Dry the chicory leaves and neatly arrange on a serving dish, inner curved sides uppermost.

Evenly distribute the pear in and among the leaves, crumble over the cheese and squeeze over a touch of lemon juice. Trickle over the walnut oil and grind over the pepper.