5 Recipes With Plum For Sweet Or Savory Dishes

The plums are a very misunderstood fruit, and see that there are colors, all lovely, super sweet … but are reputed to be fruit for older people and having trouble going to the bathroom. But you know what? That they don’t have much more fiber than any other fruit, that they taste delicious, like a good seasonal peach, and that they can be used for both sweet and savory dishes.

Plums are very adaptable, they have loads of antioxidants, and dried plums are an excellent snack to go. Why don’t we make them fashionable? Take notes with the following recipes.

1. Porridge or plum porridge

Start with a very simple plum recipe: porridge or plum porridge. Too easy:

1. Mix your oatmeal with a vegetable drink and sprinkle a ripe plum on top with your hand (remove the pit). Yes, as is, flattened, almost pureed, no cutting or anything.
2. Leave it overnight and the next day put a handful of muesli on it and taste it.

I like to do this with black plums because what color! And about flavor? Very sweet!

2. Dried plum sauce

We are now going to try a recipe with dried plums. Instead of eating them as they are, we are going to cook them with homemade grape juice or must.

1. Bring 10-12 dried plums and 2 cups of must or grape juice to a boil with a cinnamon stick and star anise, stirring occasionally. When it comes to a boil, lower the heat and let it reduce a little. The plums will turn honeyed.
2. Remove it from the heat and let it cool down.

Use it in your porridge or breakfast porridge, with its included sauce, it is a real discovery!

It is also good to accompany homemade custards, custards, puff pastry tarts, sweet toasts. .. or to make an ice cream.

3. Plum ice cream

And here comes the ice cream, another recipe with sweet plums.

Ingredients:

• 10 plums (pitted)
• 5 tablespoons agave or maple syrup
• 1 can of coconut milk
• 200 ml of soy or oat cream for cooking
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

preparation:

1. Cut the plums into quarters and put them in a saucepan along with the syrup over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it starts to bubble. Take it off the heat.
2. When it cools, beat it with the mixer, adding the coconut milk, cream and vanilla.
3. Leave the mixture in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
4. Transfer the mixture to your ice cream machine and do it according to the instructions on the machine.
5. Store the leftovers in a closed container in the freezer.

4. Korma tofu with plums

And in savory dishes? Fresh plums can be used to make delicious sauces, or dried plums for stews, stews and curries. This is an example of how to use plums in savory dishes.

Ingredients:

• 250 g of hard tofu
• 12 dried plums
• 50 g raw cashews
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 onion
• 1 tomato
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 soy yogurt (natural, unsweetened or flavored)
• 20 g of fresh coriander approximately
• ½ teaspoon of salt

preparation:

1. Cut the tofu into small cubes and brown it with the olive oil.
2. Finely chop the onion and add it, stirring occasionally.
3. When the onion is translucent, add the spices, chop the tomato and add it. Also add the salt.
4. Cut the plums in half and add them to the pan.
5. Add the yogurt and 1 cup of water and mix well. Put it on high heat until it starts to boil and lower the heat.
6. Let it reduce until it is rather creamy.
7. Chop the cilantro and put it on top when serving.

Plum Biryani

And another example of a recipe with salty plums.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups basmati rice
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 stick of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon black pepper (whole)
• 1 tablespoon minced or grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 dried plums
• 1 red chili, minced
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• Fresh coriander to serve

preparation:

1. Chop the onion very finely and put it in the oil. When it is translucent, add the cinnamon and the rest of the spices and let it toast everything together. Add the garlic, chili, halved plums, and rice and mix.
2. Add 2.5 cups of water and put it on high heat, covered. When it starts to boil, put it on a low heat until there is no water left.
3. Turn off the heat and let it rest for 10 minutes.
4. Sponge the rice with a fork, add the cilantro and serve hot.