Wolfgang Puck's Peach Melba

TammieV's Note:

This easy desert was added in response to a request. Peaches and raspberry sauce over vanilla ice cream. Sounds yummy and very impressive. I'll have to try it soon.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Make a simple syrup for poaching

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups water
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 vanilla bean
• ½ pint vanilla ice cream

Raspberry Sauce

• 2 cups raspberries
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup toasted almond , slices
• 2 cups whipping cream (to garnish)

Directions:

1. To make the syrup, bring the sugar, water, lemon juice, vanilla bean and zest to a boil.
2. Steep for 10 minutes.
3. Poach peaches until tender.
4. Remove the skin.
5. Let them cool in the syrup.
6. Make the puree in a blender— puree the raspberries with the lemon juice.
7. Add sugar to taste.
8. Remove fruit from syrup, cut in slices remove any peach pits.
9. In a small bowl, place one scoop of vanilla ice cream add a few slices of peach and cover with raspberry sauce.
10. Garnish with whipped cream and toasted almonds.