Greece @ Gulfood 2020 - DUBAI
16/02/2020 -
20/02/2020

GULFOOD 2019 DUBAI

DUBAI 2020, Dubai UAE

Greek Peaches with Rhodes

Ingredients

  • 200 gr. (1/2 lb.) lightly salted, fresh soft myzithra,
    anthotyro or other soft whey cheese
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 2-3 Tbsp. mixed chopped mint and lemon verbena
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • 2 large peaches, peeled and sliced
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 4 peppercorns
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 cup sweet Rhodes muscat
  • 2 tsp. Greek honey

Instructions

Mash the cheese together with the sugar, herbs, and nutmeg.
Place on a double sheet of plastic wrap and shape into a small log
or cylinder. Twist closed and refrigerate for two hours to firm.

Sauté the peach slices in the butter. Add the pepper and cinnamon sticks. Stir gently. Add the wine and honey. Simmer until the pan juices are thick and syrupy.

To serve: Cut the cheese into rounds, plate, and top with the syrup-poached peaches.

For 4 servings