Ingredients
- 4 Beurre Bosc pears, peeled
- 4 cups water
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- 2 tblsps orange blossom water
- 1 cup of pitted prunes
- 2 cups of water, warm
- Zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon
Serves 4 Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Preparation
- Place pears in a small saucepan with caster sugar, orange blossom water and cover with water.
- Cook for 15 – 20 minutes until just cooked (which will depend on the ripeness of the pears)
- Place the prunes in a ovenable glass jug with 2 cups of luke warm water, cover and microwave on Medium (50%) for 2 minutes to plump prunes
- Stand and cool prunes
- Place poached pears on individual dishes with prunes and a little juice
- Garnish with citrus zest and serve with vanilla yoghurt
Tip
Pears can be poached quickly in 5 minutes in the microwave oven using half the quantity of water.