Poire pressée à la menthe
By esther on Tuesday, May 15 2007, 10:33 - Fruit and nothing but the fruit - Permalink
In my opinion, Paris is one of the easiest cities to escape. Just a ten minute walk from my house in the 16th is the Bois de Boulogne where I'm surrounded by green. And with just a little bit more motivation and a ten minute drive, the Parc de St Cloud is at your fingertips.
We headed out there a few weekends ago for the afternoon and after a few hours in the gardens, we stopped at one of the many cafés that are hidden throughout the park. And lucky for us, we happened to picked the right one. After tasting the some of smoothest fresh squeezed orange juice, our waiter advised to try the fresh pear juice. The first sip was a revelation and before I knew it my frothy ice cold nectar was gone. With a final audacious slurp of my straw, I let out a sigh of happiness which persuaded the two elderly ladies sitting at the table next to us to giggle and ask what it was that we were drinking.
Needless to say, as soon as we got home I got out my never been used juicer attachment and hooked it up to the food processor. I added a little bit of mint from the window box and pressed it with the fruit. Last week I was still able to find some nice firm organic pears from Argentine but it looks like my new favorite habit will have to wait until this fall.
Poire pressée à la menthe
4 or 5 pears
small handful mint leaves
ce cubes
2 straws
Wash the pears and cut them into quarters. Be sure not to use pears that are too ripe. A pear that is still green actually extracts the best juice. If the pears are ripe or too ripe, you will get too much flesh and not enough juice. Using a juicer or the juicer attachment of a food processor, squeeze the pears and the mint together. The key to this refreshing drink is lots of ice and of course, a colored straw.
Comments
Wow, it's so well written I can taste it, even hear the slurp of your straw! I've also never used the juicer attachment to my Magic Bullet even though it was one of the reasons that attracted me to it in the first place. Look, I'm on my way to the fruit market to buy some pears....
yummmmmm... sounds delicious! mint is a lovely touch!
Hi: just happened to come by your blog from Marriedtoadesi. I have a huge pear tree which gives bushels of ripe juicy pears. In the juice I also mix lemon, honey and ginger with the fresh mint. It is heavenly , one needs to taste it! Another variation is to add a slice or two of apples which is equaly popular. My all time favourite is to add a stick of carrot with pear. enjoy!