Peaches – Myfrenchkitchen

In midsummer, when the sun is blazing hot and the cigales are singing away, we don’t have much desire for eating, except for indulging in ice cream. A cold simmer peach soup is perfect for those days and brings a bit of welcome change to the ice cream menu.

La recette:

Bring to the boil 1 liter of water with 1 vanilla pod, 200 g sugar and the rind of 1 lemon. Remove from the heat, add a handful of fresh mint leaves and set aside to cool.
Peel and cut 6 peaches of your choice into slices.
Add to the warm syrup and leave to cool down completely before storing in the fridge for about 4 hours to infuse.
Serve cold in glasses or bowls and add a handful of fresh red berries of your choice to the soup(optional).
Decorate with fresh mint leaves and serve with a dollop of vanilla ice cream.

Serves 6 people.

Pincée de fleur de sel:

I used a mixture of white and yellow peaches.
Macerate the berries with some sugar before adding to the soup, since they may be too sour for the soup.
Add the berries on a little kebab/cocktail stick and stick into the soup, to eat separately.
Leave the berries if so desired.
Replace the mint with lemon verbena for something different.
Serve in frozen glasses for an icy effect.

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