Wolfgang Puck's Peach Melba

Ingredients

Make a simple syrup for poaching

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 pint vanilla ice cream

Raspberry Sauce

• 2 cups raspberries
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup toasted almond, slices
• 2 cups whipping cream (to garnish)

Directions

1. 1

   To make the syrup, bring the sugar, water, lemon juice, vanilla bean and zest to a boil.

2. 2

   Steep for 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Poach peaches until tender.

4. 4

   Remove the skin.

5. 5

   Let them cool in the syrup.

6. 6

   Make the puree in a blender— puree the raspberries with the lemon juice.

7. 7

   Add sugar to taste.

8. 8

   Remove fruit from syrup, cut in slices remove any peach pits.

9. 9

   In a small bowl, place one scoop of vanilla ice cream add a few slices of peach and cover with raspberry sauce.

10. 10

    Garnish with whipped cream and toasted almonds.