Chamomile and peach parfaits
Ingredients
for 4 people
| 2 dl | full cream |
| 3 tbsp | camomile tea |
| 1 | peach, pitted, chopped |
| 1 tbsp | lemon juice |
| 1 tbsp | sugar |
| 2 | fresh egg yolks |
| 3 tbsp | sugar |
| 1 tsp | tahini (sesame paste) |
| 2 | fresh egg whites |
| 1 pinch | salt |
| 1 | peach, halved, cored, crosswise in approx. 2 mm thick slices |
| 20 g | meringue nests, crushed |
| some | edible flowers |
How it's done
Cream
Combine the cream and tea in a measuring cup, cover and leave to infuse in the fridge for at least 8 hrs. or overnight.
Puree
Place the peach, lemon juice and sugar in a measuring cup, puree.
Egg mixture
Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a thin-sided bowl. Suspend over a gently simmering bain-marie; the bowl must not touch the water. Using the whisk on a mixer, beat until the mixture is light and frothy. Stir in the tahini. Remove the bowl from the bain-marie, continue to beat until the mixture is cold. Mix in the peach puree.
Parfait
Pour the chilled cream through a sieve into a bowl, beat until stiff using the whisk on a mixer, then carefully fold into the egg mixture. Beat the egg whites with the salt until stiff, carefully fold into the mixture, transfer to the glasses, cover and freeze for approx. 4 hrs.
To serve
Remove the parfaits from the freezer, leave to thaw for approx. 5 mins. Decorate the parfaits with peach, meringue and edible flowers.
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