Cookbook:Grilled Summer Fruit

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Ingredients

• 3 ripe yellow peaches, halved and pitted
• 2 red apples, cored and halved
• 4 plums, halved
• 8 wooden toothpicks, soaked in water 30 minutes
• Syrup (recipe below)

Syrup

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbs pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup peach nectar
• 1 tbs lemon zest, finely grated

Procedure

1. Make the syrup. Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat until reduced by 1/3. Set aside until cool.
2. Skewer plums through the side on the toothpicks. Brush cut side of fruits liberally with syrup and place syrup side down on a medium high grill until marked. Remove and serve warm with remaining syrup.