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Almond and Peach Relish

Created by: Chef Ajay Chopra, Executive Chef, The Westin

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients
Serves: 4
  • Almonds whole – 400 g
  • Peach – 350 g
  • Sugar – 150 g
  • Cinnamon – 1 no.
  • Star anise – 1 no.
  • Fresh red chili – 1 no.
  • Balsamic Vinegar – 50 ml
Preparation
  1. In a clean bowl, soak whole almonds in hot water and keep it for 15mins.Then remove the skin.On a clean chopping board cut peach in dices and keep it aside. Take fresh red chili, slit it and remove the seeds and keep it aside.
  2. In a pan, put grain sugar and caramelize it add whole skinless almonds in it. When it is done add diced peach, cinnamon stick, star anise and slit chili in it and cook further.Add Balsamic vinegar in it and let it reduce.Add the blanched and peeled almonds and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. Keep stirring during this time. Remove star anise and cinnamon stick and serve it with crostini, crisp bread, nachos or even toasted bread and enjoy as a beautiful relish.
  4. Tip: after cooling down the relish store in a cool and dry container and store in a refrigerator and could be used for even a month
Nutritional Info
Per Serving
NAME AMOUNT
Calories 3060
Total Fat 201g
Sat Fat 14g
Mono Fat 128.8g
Poly Fat 50.3g
Protein 89.9g
Carb 272.2g
Fiber 46.2g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 7mg
Calcium 1108.5mg
Magnesium 1145.5mg
Potassium 4385
Vitamin E 106.9mg
Did you know?

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