Pears with Tarragon Dressing

(SERVES 6)

• 6 ripe pears
• Lettuce leaves
• 150 ml/ ¼ pt/ 2/3 cup vey low-fat crème fraiche
• 5ml/1 tsp lemon juice
• 30 ml/2 tbsp low-calorie mayonnaise
• 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped tarragon
• A few grains of artificial sweetener granules
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Cayenne
• Small tarragon sprigs

Peel, halve and core the pears. Place rounded sides up on a bed of lettuce leaves on six individual plates. Whisk the crème fraiche with the lemon juice, mayonnaise and chopped tarragon. Season to taste very sparingly with sweetener (literally just a few grains) and salt and pepper. Spoon over the pears, dust with cayenne and garnish with small tarragon sprigs.