Cheese and fruit is a pairing for all seasons, but autumn fruit is the hands-down champion—more compatible with more cheeses than winter citrus or summer’s berries. Apples, grapes, pears, persimmons, pomegranates….now is their moment. They add color and juicy sweetness to leafy salads with grated blue cheese, crumbled goat cheese or feta, or shaved ricotta salata. Whisk up a vinaigrette with shallots, add toasted nuts for crunch, and you have a season-saluting salad worthy of a dinner party.