Plum Salad with Cardamom Syrup
Our Plum Salad makes an exotic addition to your dessert menu. Luscious plums are perfumed in exotic cardamom rose syrup, transforming them into morsels of sublime flavour.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Salad
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Keyword: blackberries, cardamom, dessert, plums, rose water, syrup
Difficulty: Easy
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian,
Servings: 6 as dessert
Calories: 187kcal
For the syrup*
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon rose petals
- 1 tablespoon cardamom pods
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rose water
For the salad
- 500 grams plums (approximately 18oz)*
- 500 grams red plums (approximately 18oz)*
- 500 grams sugar plums (approximately 18oz)*
- ½ teaspoon cardamom seeds
1-MAKE SYRUP
Split the cardamom pods in half, small kitchen scissors are perfect for this.
Add the sugar, water, split cardamom pods and rose petals in a small pan.
Bring to the boil and then lower the heat and simmer until the sugar has dissolved.
Remove from the heat and cool for five minutes, then add the lime juice and rose water (otherwise, the flavours will evaporate).
Strain the syrup and discard the cardamom pods and rose petals.
2-PREPARE PLUMS
In the meantime wash blackberries under gently running cold water let them stand to drain. Wash then dry all the plums.
To cut plums, start at the fruit’s stem end, cut to the pit, and follow the indentation to to cut around the pit.
Twist both “halves” of the fruit in opposite directions, separate and pull them apart.
Use a small sharp knife to prise the pit from the plums, for stubborn pits you may need to cut around the pit to dislodge it.
For super, duper stubborn pits just slice around the pit in sections until you are able to wiggle the pit free.
Then you can slice your plums into wedges.
3-ASSEMBLE PLUM SALAD
Place all the plums and cardamom seeds in a mixing bowl, pour over the cooled syrup and toss well to combine.
Arrange in a salad bowl, garnish with the washed blackberries.
Keep it chilled in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
- If you don't have the time to fuss with a syrup, whisk up a quarter of a cup of lime juice, 1-2 tablespoons of honey or maple syrup and two teaspoons of cardamom seeds or powder instead.
- Use any combination of plums in whatever quantities suits you best, so long as you have a total of 1.5kg/3.3lbs of plums.
Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 418mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 875IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg