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Peach Melba

One serving has 364 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (30%), manganese (26%), vitamin C (26%), copper (22%), phosphorus (22%) and fiber (20%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Peach Melba
Photo: Robbie Sproule, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (345 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
  • Contains: dairy, egg, nut

Ingredients

  • 130 g Peaches, raw
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 60 g Water
  • 40 g Raspberries, raw
  • 90 g Ice cream, vanilla
  • 5 g Almonds

Method

  1. Bring the water and half the sugar to a simmer in a small pan until dissolved, to make a light syrup.
  2. Halve and stone the peach, then poach the halves cut-side down in the syrup for 8-10 minutes until just tender; lift out and cool.
  3. Blend the raspberries with the remaining sugar, then push through a sieve to make a smooth, seedless Melba sauce.
  4. Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a bowl, top with the poached peach half, and spoon the raspberry sauce over.
  5. Scatter with the sliced almonds and serve immediately.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy364 kcal17%
Carbohydrates59.5 g
Water265 mL
Fiber5.8 g20%
Protein5.9 g12%
Tryptophan0.06 g
Threonine0.18 g
Isoleucine0.24 g
Leucine0.39 g
Lysine0.3 g
Methionine0.09 g
Cystine0.05 g
Phenylalanine0.22 g
Tyrosine0.18 g
Valine0.27 g
Histidine0.12 g
Fat13 g
Monounsaturated4.4 g
Polyunsaturated1.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.1 g
Saturated6.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol39.6 mg
Calcium148 mg15%
Copper0.2 mg22%
Iron0.88 mg5%
Magnesium47.2 mg15%
Manganese0.46 mg26%
Phosphorus156 mg22%
Potassium524 mg11%
Selenium2.2 µg4%
Sodium75 mg
Zinc1.2 mg15%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.09 mg8%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.33 mg30%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.6 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.88 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.1 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)20.3 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.35 µg15%
Choline38.9 mg9%
Vitamin A128 µg18%
Vitamin C19.6 mg26%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)7.2 IU1%
Vitamin E2.9 mg19%
Vitamin K6.8 µg8%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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