Quick Pickled Nectarines with Mint + Serrano

Name: Quick Pickled Nectarines with Mint + Serrano
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 to 3 Tbsp date syrup, homemade or store-bought; 1 green chilli such as serrano, thinly sliced; ¼ cup [5 g] fresh mint leaves; Fine sea salt; ¼ cup [60 ml] fresh lime juice; ½ tsp coarsely ground black pepper; 1 tsp coriander seeds; 2 ripe but firm yellow nectarines (total weight 15½ oz [440 g])

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Flavor Equation

By Nik Sharma

Published 2020

About

This is a fresh pickle made with sweet, ripe nectarines; you can use peaches in a pinch.

Because capsaicin is soluble in fat and alcohol and only weakly soluble in water, most of the heat stays concentrated in the chilli to give a pop of heat when you bite into the chilli slices. I find this pickle delicious with soft cheeses such as fresh creamy burrata or with salads or grilled meats and seafood.