‘Everyone wants to pick the fruit, but first you must plant the tree’
This is a delicious compote. It can be eaten with oatmeal, yogurt, with cheese or on its own. It can be made with any stone fruit and is good for when you buy a large yield and it’s too hot to keep them all.
Apricots – These beautiful rays of summer sunshine are full of vitamins, antioxidants and fiber. They are rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin A and beta carotene.
Kudzu – This has been used in Eastern medicine for many years. It is also known as Japanese arrowroot and is used for treating many health conditions including fevers, diabetes and heart disease. For this recipe, we use it as a thickener.
Ingredients
- 1.5lb apricots
- ½ cup orange juice
- ¼ tsp. pinch of sea salt
- 1 tsp. kudzu powder
- 2 tsp. filtered water
- ½ tsp. vanilla extract
Options
- Can use any stone fruit for this recipe, peaches, nectarines, plums or cherries work nicely
Method
- Put the apricots, orange juice and salt in a pot
- Heat the mixture to high heat and then down to a simmer
- Cover the pot and cook until the fruit is soft, c. 10-12 minutes
- Dissolve the kudzu with the 2 tsp. water (making a slurry), add to the pot
- Stir in and keep on a low heat until thickened, stirring once in while
- Once the mixture has thickened slightly, stir in the vanilla
- Serve warm or at room temperature
