- 600g REGAL’IN™ Flat peaches, quartered
- ½ lemon
- ½ lime
- ½ bunch fresh mint
- 3 egg whites
- 100g cream
- 200g + 20g caster sugar
- 200g sugar
- 15g or 3 sachets verbena
- 50g honey
- 4dl water
- salt
- The French meringues need to be prepared ideally, the day before.
- Preheat the oven to 90°C.
- Seperate the eggs and place the whites in a deep bowl. Squeeze the lemon and add the juice with a pinch of salt and whisk by hand or using an electric beater.
- When the whites start to hold, gradually sprinkle the 200g of caster sugar into the whites, whisking the whole time.
- Shape the meringues, using a spoon and place them onto a baking tray, allowing enough space between each. Cook in the oven for 2 – 3 hours.
- Mix the cream and 20g of caster sugar in a bowl. Place in the fridge to chill to make the chantilly cream later.
- For the peach soup, start by making the syrup; put the water, sugar and honey in a saucepan and bring to the boil. When boiling, add the verbena, stir and remove from the heat. Leave to infuse for 5 minutes.
- Quarter the peaches, leaving their skins on.
- Remove the verbena from the syrup, add the peaches and poach them at a gentle boil for approximately 10 minutes (the time may vary depending on the ripeness of the fruit).
- When the peaches have paled and the syrup is coloured, add the juice of the ½ lime. Leave the peaches to cool in the syrup in a bowl and then chill.
- Remove the cream/sugar mix from the fridge and whisk to chantilly form.
- Using bowls or verrines for the presentation, place several peaches on top of each other to give volume to the dish and drizzle with the syrup. Gently break up a meringue into 1 or 2 pieces and place around the peaches. To finish, top the peaches with a spoon of chantilly cream and a sprig of mint to add some colour to the dish.
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