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Ingredients
for
4
Strawberry Compote with Sweet Mint-Basil Pesto
20 min., ready in 50 min.
Time:
531
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
71 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Strawberry compote
- 800 grams Strawberries
- 2 Apple
- juice of half lemons
- 60 grams sugar
- 400 milliliters Currant juice
- 3 Tbsps cornstarch
- 2 Tbsps Crème de cassis
- Pesto
- 1 bunch Basil
- ½ bunch mint
- 50 grams Pine nuts
- 50 grams blanched, peeled almonds
- 2 Tbsps Mascarpone
- 50 grams Yogurt (0.1% fat)
- 50 grams powdered sugar
- juice of half lemons
Preparation
1.
For the strawberry compote: Rinse, hull and halve or quarter strawberries, depending on size.
2.
Peel, quarter and core apples. Finely grate apples.
3.
In a saucepan, cook sugar until caramelized. Deglaze with currant juice and lemon juice. Add apple and cook briefly. Stir together cornstarch with cassis liqueur until smooth. Add mixture to sauce and cook until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and mix in strawberries. Let cool.
4.
For the pesto: Strip basil and mint leaves from stems. In a blender, combine herbs with pine nuts, almonds, mascarpone, yogurt, powdered sugar and lemon juice. Puree until smooth.
5.
Divide compote among small bowls and top with pesto. Serve with ladyfingers if desired.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 531 cal. | (25 %) | ||
| Protein | 10 g | (10 %) | ||
| Fat | 19 g | (16 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 73 g | (49 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 29 g | (116 %) | ||
| Roughage | 8.9 g | (30 %) |