Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena


Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
A simple fruit salad of apricots and vine peaches, with a delicious verbena syrup.
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Last modified on: September 1st 2024
For 12 people, you will need:
  • 1 sugar syrup 600 ml sugar syrup
  • 2 Verbena 9 sprigs Verbena
  • 3 Vines nectarines 12 Vines nectarines
  • 4 apricots 30 apricots
  • Total weight: 3,810 grams

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 7 min.
All in all: 30 min.
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Stage 1 - 7 min.
Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
Pour 600 ml sugar syrup into a small saucepan over medium heat, add the coarsely chopped 9 sprigs Verbena leaves and bring to the boil.

Turn off the heat, cover and leave to cool.

Stage 2 - 6 min.
Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
Cut 12 Vines nectarines into quarters.

Stage 3 - 6 min.
Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
A little extra, if you wish, is to smooth (cut) the pit of each peach quarter, like the one on the left in the photo, so as to have a very pleasant piece of fruit without roughness.

Stage 4 - 2 min.
Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
Cut each quarter into 3 or 4 pieces and pour into a salad bowl.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
Prepare 30 apricots, then also cut each apricot half into 4.

Stage 6 - 1 min.
Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
Pour into the bowl.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Salad of vine peaches and apricots with verbena
Pour the cooled vervain syrup through a small sieve to remove the vervain leaves, and stir well.

Serve chilled, but not (too) cold.
Remarks
The original recipe is made with vine nectarines, but vine peaches, or even classic peaches, will work just as well.

The verbena syrup can be made the day before, and stored in the fridge.
Keeping: To be enjoyed during the day.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe20 RDI=6 %6,340 RDI=600 %024,730 RDI=1,240 %103,520 RDI: 1,240 %
Per 100 g0170 RDI=20 %0650 RDI=30 %2,720 RDI: 30 %
Per person1 RDI=1 %530 RDI=50 %02,060 RDI=100 %8,630 RDI: 100 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
How much will it cost?
  • For 12 people : 17.95 €
  • Per person : 1.50 €

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