Nectarine

Did you know?
• Nectarines take its name from ‘nectar’ - the food of the gods
• Nectarines come from the same family as the rose and are also related to the almond
• Nectarines are a cross between a plum and a peach
• It is not uncommon for a peach or a nectarines to grow on each other’s tree.

Why Nectarines Are Good To Eat?
• Nutritionally nectarines are similar to peaches. Like yellow-fleshed peaches, yellow-fleshed nectarines have more beta carotene.
• Both white and yellow-fleshed varieties are good sources of vitamin C and dietary fibre and have some vitamin E.
• They are good source of potassium, so we help provide balance to the sodium that comes into our diet from salted foods.
• Its sweetness comes from our natural sugar content, mostly sucrose. The body can use this sugar for energy.


Choosing Nectarines:
Select those of us which are fragrant, firm, plump and richly colored with smooth, glossy skin.

Recipe & Image via foodopera

HONEY BAKED NECTARINES WITH VANILLA AND BROWN SUGAR 

You will need

Serves 6
3 Nectarines (ripe and cut in half, one nectarine for two)
sheet of baking paper
3 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence or scrape out a vanilla pod
3 Tbsp honey
6 Tbsp yoghurt (drizzled with honey)

How to make

Set oven temp to 180C. remove stones and place cut nectarines on baking paper in an oven proof dish/ pan facing up. Drizzle honey, vanilla, and sprinkle brown sugar on top. Bake at 180C for 15mins, scoop up the juices and coat nectarines and bake for a further 15mins or until golden and sticky. Serve with yoghurt, drizzled with honey.