Basil Poached Oranges And Grapefruit

Serves: 5

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

44

Sweetness

50

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 small

Grapefruit

3 cup

Water

1 cup

Sugar

2 tbsps

Lemon Juice

Directions:

1

Using a very sharp knife, peel the grapefruit and oranges, discarding the skins (be sure to remove all of the white pith)

2

Slice the fruit into 1/4-inch rounds, removing pits as you go

3

Set aside in a medium non-reactive bowl

4

In a medium non-reactive pan, combine the water, sugar, lemon juice

5

Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add the seeds and bean to the liquid

6

Bring to a gentle simmer for 5 minutes

7

Thinly slice 6 of the basil leaves and toss over the citrus rounds

8

Remove liquid from heat and strain over the citrus and basil

9

Refrigerate until chilled

10

Serve the chilled fruit and liquid over Lemon Sorbet or Vanilla Ice Cream

11

Garnish with fresh basil