Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10 mins
Servings: 8 to 12
So beautiful & so easy to
make. It lasts in the fridge for
several days & just keeps getting better. You won’t use the two full liters of soda right away, but I
keep topping off the jar every time I serve up the compote w/ lots of juicy
goodness.
Amount
|
Measure
|
Ingredient
|
Prep
Method
|
3
|
Medium
|
Red plums
|
|
2
|
Large
|
Rome apples
|
3
|
3
|
Medium
|
Bartlett pears
|
|
1
|
Pound
|
Green grapes
|
|
1 or 2
|
Liters
|
Favorite Italian sparkling
sodas
|
Prep out the fruit. The easiest way to core apples and
pears is to just cut around the core as shown in the photos. The first cut takes off about half of
the fruit and then work your way around.
Slice the plums in half and twist.
Pull out the pit. If they
cling, cut the pit half in half again and use a sharp pairing knife to remove
the pit. I cut some of the grapes
in half, but leave most whole.
Use a large glass wide mouth
jar & load in the fruit. It’s
good to fill it nicely and even press down to mash the fruit a bit. Fill with your favorite Italian
sparkling sodas. I used blood
orange and white grapefruit.
You
can add herbs like mint or lemon balm too if you like. I kept mine all fruit today. Cover and chill for several hours
Optional additions and
garnishes:
Fresh & dried fruits,
fresh herbs, ice cream, honey, date or pomegranate molasses, sesame, chia
seeds, etc
Today I used organic yellow
mango, dried tart cherries, organic dried CA grown jujubes & organic fresh
strawberries
When it’s time to serve, do
it w/ panache. Set every thing out
& let folks build their own.
I
put fruit in the bottom of a fancy glass, add a scoop of ice cream, then more
fruit, fresh sweet herbs, lotsa fruit infused soda, then top w/ honey or pomegranate
molasses & a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve w/ a spoon & be prepared for people wanting
seconds!
While this is a satisfying
sweet dessert, containing sugar in both the soda and ice cream, it has no added
sugar, other than the whisper of honey or molasses on top. You’ll find you can really taste the
fruit when we reduce the over all sugar content. Try this blended w/ more ice cream for a super milk shake!
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by Chef Mark Cleveland
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