Gingered Apricots With Mascarpone And Brioche

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Apricots are those beautifully orange colored fruits full of beta-carotene and fiber that are one of the first signs of summer. Although dried and canned apricots are available year-round, fresh apricots with a plentiful supply of vitamin C and are in season in North America from May through August. Any fresh fruit you see during the winter months have been imported from either South America or New Zealand.

Relatives to peaches, apricots are small, golden orange fruits, with velvety skin and flesh, not too juicy but definitely smooth and sweet. Some describe their flavor as almost musky, with a faint tartness that lies somewhere between a peach and a plum.

Serves 4

25g butter
375g apricots, stoned and quartered
50g soft light brown sugar
6 tablespoons stem ginger syrup
2 pieces of stem ginger, finely chopped
250g tub mascarpone cheese
2 tablespoons demerara sugar
Toasted slices of brioche, to serve

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1. Melt the butter in a heavy-based frying pan and cook the apricots over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 3 - 4 minutes until soft and browned in places. Sprinkle over the brown sugar and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the stem ginger syrup, stir well and cook for a further 1 minute, then remove from the heat.

2. Mix the stem ginger with the mascarpone and demerara sugar.

3. Serve the apricots on warm toasted brioche with a spoonful of the ginger cream on top, allowing it to melt.

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Health Benefits of Eating Apricots :

1. Protection against free radical damage.
2. Protect your eyesight
3. Protect against inflammation

Apricots are a good source of dietary fiber. This overall fiber content should be helpful for most people in supporting digestive health. Within the total dietary fiber provided by apricots, about half consists of soluble fiber. Soluble fiber is one type of fiber that can help to control blood cholesterol levels.