Line a sieve with muslin or a brand new J-cloth.

Set this over a bowl and tip the ricotta into it.

Pull the cloth round it and set a plate on top.

Put into the fridge and leave for a couple of hours.

Pull the cloth off and taste the ricotta.

If you feel it needs to be sweeter, mash a little icing sugar into it.

Divide the ricotta between serving plates, or put it on to one large plate.

Scatter some berries alongside each serving and drizzle with honey.

other fruity ways with ricotta… You can serve ricotta like this with other fruits.

Good ripe figs are delicious (in which case use a good lavender honey, it’s perfect with figs) and whitecurrants look wonderful (their almost pearlized skin is gorgeous against the creamy ricotta).

Poached peaches or apricots are lovely, too (but add less sugar to their poaching liquor as you will be drizzling them with honey).

If you’re using golden stone fruits, scatter them with pistachios before serving.

Another idea is to slightly sweeten the ricotta with icing sugar and serve it in a mound with fresh cherries scattered all round it.