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Woolworths' Healthy Tuck Shop Guide

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Plums

Plums belong to the Prunus genus of plants and are relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond. They are all considered "drupes," fruits that have a hard stone pit surrounding their seeds.

Fully ripe plums will yield to gentle pressure and are slightly soft at their tip, with a rich colour.

Clever ways with plums

Stuff warmed pittas with pan-fried lamb, fresh mint, diced plum, diced tomato and a few slices of red onion. Finish with a good grinding of black pepper.

Place teaspoons of shredded, slow-cooked pork in the centres of ready-made won-ton wrappers. Line the edges with water and pinch together. Steam until transparent or deep-fry until golden. Serve with a plum dipping sauce.

Place diced plum in a heavy-bottomed saucepan with caster sugar and a little water, and leave to simmer until syrupy and tender. Spread over a sheet of meringue and add a few spoonfuls of crème fraîche. Roll into a roulade.

Baked plums with tarragon vinaigrette

Easy berry cheesecakes

Easy summer pudding

Fragrant plums poached in Cinzano and served with vanilla and nutmeg custard

Japanese sushi-style plums

Marinated pork and plum salad

Moist steamed plum pudding with tart plum syrup

Panettone wafers layered with creamy yoghurt and fresh fruit, drizzled with nougat cream

Panfried duck breast on juicy plum and red cabbage served with tender asparagus ribbons

Phyllo pastry sheets smothered in rich chocolate ganache and topped with plum slivers

How to

Make plum sauce

Halve and pit 5 plums then place in a deep saucepan. Add 200g sugar, 1 slice fresh ginger, 2 star anise and 1 cinnamon stick. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

Add a pinch of salt and 30ml (2T) lemon juice before straining. Spoon over the cabbage rolls.

in season now > November > Fruit > plums

Woolworths' Healthy Tuck Shop Guide

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