FRUIT AND CHEESE PLATTER FOR XMAS

Ingredients.......1 x 425 can of pear halves, 1 x 425 gm can of apricot halves, 200 gm of a blue veined cheese, 250 gm of creamed cheese, a handful of granulated nuts, a few fresh strawberries, a handful of whole pistachios. Drain the canned fruit. Upturn the cream cheese and press the granulated nuts around the outside of the cheese, then slice diagonally into triangles. Place a triangle of the cream cheese on top of each apricot half. Halve the pears lengthwise, slice the blue cheese into slices and place on top of the pear quarter. If you are using a soft blue cheese, spread into the hollows of the pears. Arrange the cheese topped fruit platter with a few fresh strawberries halved and whole nuts, decorate with fresh baby spinach leaves. Serve with savoury / plain crackers.