Summer Fruits With Tahini Ganache

Submitted by Sheynath

"A light Dessert. Recipe developed for RSC summer 2005."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 1 pint strawberry
• 1 large cantaloupe
• 1⁄2 cup pistachios, coarsley chopped

directions

1. Pour cream into medium saucepan, split vanilla bean and add to cream. Slowly heat cream over low heat until just below the boiling point.
2. Remove vanilla bean and reserve.
3. Add chocolate, sugar and tahini to hot cream and stir until smooth, set aside.
4. Scrape seeds from both halves of the vanilla bean, stir the seeds into the chocolate mixture.
5. Clean and hull strawberries, halve them if large. Pare and cube the melon.
6. Combine fruits and place in 6 serving dishes. Drizzle warm ganache over fruit. Sprinkle with a generous portion of chopped pistachios. Garnish with a sprig of mint, if desired.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

VERY, VERY NICE! I especially liked the combo of strawberries, a nicely ripe & sweet cantaloupe & the pistachios! AND, of course, the chocolate! A GREAT FRUIT DISH, & a keeper, too! Thanks for sharing! [Made & reviewed as a kidnapped recipe in the Aus/NZ Special Recipe Swap #19]

 

[Pamela]

This was an usual twist on the common fruit salad. I used recipe#73859 for the tahini. There was so much ganache left over that I had enough to serve over ice cream the following evening. Thanks for creating this and good luck!