Peach and mint salad


Peach and mint salad
Here is a very simple, fresh and delicious recipe; the flavour of mint goes very well with peaches.
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Last modified on: September 7th 2012
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Preparation: 20 min.
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Stage 1 - 1 min.
Peach and mint salad
Roughly cut 3 handfuls fresh mint leaves with scissors into a cup.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Peach and mint salad
Pour on 4 tablespoons of sugar syrup and leave to stand (while preparing peaches) until the syrup takes on the flavour of the mint.

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Peach and mint salad
Peel and to poach 24 peaches.

Stage 4
Peach and mint salad
Over a bowl, take a peach in your hand and cut off small pieces with a knife, without going right to the stone.

We don't use immedieately around the stone as this flesh is less sweet.

Stage 5 - 10 min.
Peach and mint salad
Do this with all the peaches.

Add juice of 3 lemons and mix well.

If peach salad is to be kept longer than one hour, add 3 pinches vitamin C to prevent browning.

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Peach and mint salad
Pour mint syrup over peaches through a fine strainer to remove mint leaves which you can discaed.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Peach and mint salad
Add more sugar syrup until peaches pieces are well covered.

Cover with plastic film, and keep in the fride until serving.

Stage 8
Peach and mint salad
You can serve in individual bowls, with a few mint leaves for decoration.
Remarks
The secret of this recipe is in the quality and flavouro f the peaches, take best flavoured you can find, different kinds if possible: yellow, white, vine, etc.

If you lke a stronger mint flavour, you can make an infusion. For this: put chopped mint leaves in a pan, with sugar syrup, over low heat and bring to the boil. When boiling, remove from heat, cover and leave to cool. Add to peaches through a strainer as in the classic recipe.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe3 RDI=2 %6,380 RDI=600 %025,530 RDI=1,280 %106,880 RDI: 1,280 %
Per 100 g0150 RDI=20 %0620 RDI=30 %2,580 RDI: 30 %
Per person0350 RDI=30 %01,420 RDI=70 %5,940 RDI: 70 %
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 18 people : 20.95 €
  • Per person : 1.20 €

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  • For Sarah : this is a red kind of peaches call "vineyard peaches", they are pretty but not very tasty. If you can find small, very tasty and flavoured vineyard peaches from your grand-mother garden (or something), this will certainly be great.
    Posted by jh september 15th 2008 at 19:47 n° 2
  • It sound great, but what are those reds fruits in?
    Posted by Sarah september 15th 2008 at 19:40 n° 1
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