Recipe: no-cook food: Peaches with rosemary-mascarpone whipped cream

6 servings

Fresh rosemary and mascarpone flavour the cream, while store-bought pizzelle - Italian waffle cookies - serve as crispy, elegant platforms for the sliced peaches. The rosemary needs to steep in the cream for at least 2 hours and preferably 4 hours to impart maximum flavour. Ingredients

2 teaspoons coarsely chopped rosemary, plus rosemary sprigs for garnish

3/4 cup whipping cream

1 1/4 pounds peaches (about 3), pitted and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons light brown sugar

1/2 cup mascarpone

Salt

6 pizzelle

1. Combine the rosemary and cream in a small bowl or other container, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and preferably 4.

2. Place the peaches in a medium bowl, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar, toss well and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 5 minutes.

3. Combine the mascarpone, salt and the remaining 2 teaspoons of brown sugar in a medium bowl, stirring to mix thoroughly.

4. Pour the cream through a fine-mesh strainer into the bowl of a stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer, discarding the chopped rosemary. Beat the cream at high speed until it forms soft peaks. Gently fold the cream into the mascarpone mixture.

5. To assemble, set a pizzella in the middle of each plate. Spread some of the cream mixture on each pizzella, then top with peach slices, fanning them decoratively if desired. Drizzle with any juices from the macerated fruit, if desired, and garnish with rosemary sprigs.

NUTRITION Per serving: 250 calories, 2 g protein, 16 g carbohydrates, 20 g fat, 10 g saturated fat, 70 mg cholesterol, 75 mg sodium, 1 g dietary fiber, 12 g sugar