FIG ICE CREAM 無花果雪糕

FIG ICE CREAM
Wheat, gluten, corn, nightshade, soya, dairy, egg & nut free
Fresh figs have a quite short season, are horribly delicate and can go off very quickly – so here is the perfect way to use up the ones that got bruised or are already slightly past their best.

Ingredients -

4–5 fresh figs, depending on size
1–2 tbsp honey, depending on how sweet you like your figs
(you could also use maple syrup or agave syrup)
300ml soy cream

Instructions -
1. Top the figs, cut them up and purée them with the honey (or other sweetener) in a food processor. Stir in the cream and mix well.
2. Sweeten further if necessary.
3. Tip into an ice cream maker and churn freeze or, tip all into a bowl and put in the freezer. Take out and stir vigorously every 15 minutes until it is frozen but not rock hard.
Eat at once or store in the freezer but remember to transfer it from freezer to fridge at least half an hour before you want to eat it.

SERVES 6 – PER PORTION
97cals – 1g protein
7g total fat – 1.5g sat / 2g mono / 0.6g poly
8g carbohydrate of which 7g sugar
0.5g fibre – trace sodium / trace salt
13mg calcium

(Source: FoodsMatter)

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH SESAME SEEDS

GRILLED PINEAPPLE WITH SESAME SEEDS

Wheat, gluten, corn, egg & nut free; can be dairy or soya free

If you can grill the pineapple just before you serve it, the contrast between the hot pineapple and cold ice cream is particularly good. It

will still work if the pineapple has cooled to room temperature but do not allow it to sit around for too long or it will taste slightly tired.

2 tbsp raisins

2 tbsp brandy

6 rings of fresh pineapple, trimmed and with the

centres removed

approximately 3 tbsp sesame seeds

6 scoops of whichever ‘ice cream ’ you can eat

seeds from 1/2 a fresh pomegranate or, if you cannot find

any, raspberries or sliced strawberries to decorate

Soak the raisins in the brandy for at least two hours.

Heat the grill. Sprinkle a thick layer of sesame seeds over

one side of the pineapple rings, then grill them for 3–4

minutes or until the sesame seeds are starting to brown.

Turn the pineapple slices and repeat the process.

Transfer the pineapple slices to six dishes then spoon the

raisins and brandy into the holes in the middle of the

pineapple slices.

Cover the raisins with a scoops of ice cream then sprinkle

with the pomegranate seeds and serve immediately.

SERVES 6 – PER PORTION

164cals – 2.5g protein

6g total fat – 3.7g sat / 1.8g mono / 0.2g poly

23g carbohydrate of which 23g sugar

1g fibre – 41mg sodium / 0.1g salt

77mg calcium