Roast plums with labneh, almonds & honey

Name: Roast plums with labneh, almonds & honey
Ingredients: 16 plums, halved and stoned; 1 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder; A few sprigs of thyme; 40 g blanched almonds; 160 g labneh, mascarpone or other curd cheese; 160 g labneh, mascarpone or other curd cheese; 160 g labneh, mascarpone or other curd cheese; 2 tbsp runny honey

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Year at Otter Farm

By Mark Diacono

Published 2014

About

There’s just enough of a nod of autumn in this to bring out the best of the plums, while keeping things light and feeling like the end of summer. The five-spice and plums marry delightfully, though cinnamon, ginger or mixed spice are very good if you fancy a change.

Ingredients

16 plums, halved and stoned
1 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder
A few

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Autumn
September
Summer
July
August

Method

Preheat the oven to 150°C/Gas 2.

Place the plum halves cut side up on a baking tray, sprinkle with five-spice powder and lay the thyme sprigs across them. Roast for 40