West Dorset Living Jun - Jul 2023

APRICOTS WITH
ROSEMARY
BUTTER
THE PERFECT SUMMER DESSERT - FRESHLY BAKED
APRICOTS COATED WITH A ROSEMARY, BUTTER GLAZE.
SPRINKLE A GENEROUS PINCH OF MALDON SALT TO
ENHANCE THE SWEETNESS OF THE FRESH APRICOTS.
INGREDIENTS:
8 Fresh apricots
100 g Butter (room temperature)
2 Sprigs of fresh rosemary
3 tbsp Brown sugar
Maldon® Salt
METHOD:
Cut the butter into slices, put it
in the liquidiser together with the
washed and prepared rosemary. Add
the sugar and blend at maximum
speed for 2 minutes. Put the mixture
into a bowl, let it soften at room
temperature. Heat the oven to 160ºC.
Wash the apricots and cut into the
top of each apricot. Open up the cut
with a knife and insert a portion of
butter into each
cut. Spread
the rest of the
butter over the
dish.
Put the dish in
the oven and
bake for 20
30 minutes on
indirect heat.
Once they begin
to brown slightly,
take out
of the oven and serve
with a sprinkle of Maldon
Salt. On a hot summer’s day,
serve with vanilla ice cream,
cream or frozen yogurt.
Unusual Plant Fair
17th & 18th
June
Join us for the 30th Unusual Plants Fair our biggest
event of the year!
A fantastic array of stall holders, great gardening
advice and more!
Selborne, Hampshire, Gu34 3JH gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk
Dorset Shellfish are a Weymouth fishing family who
catch all of their own crab, lobster and line caught fish
in the waters around Portland. They cook, prepare and
sell their produce which is made into dressed crabs,
dressed lobsters, pates, crab cakes and more.
Find them at Sherborne, Shaftesbury and Poundbury
Farmers Markets and also their premises on Portland,
open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10-1.
Check out their social media or website for opening hours.
Find them at Canford Cliffs Village Hall
every Thursday 8.30-1pm
ONLINE SHOP IS NOW OPEN!
07881632311 | lfi @dorsetshellfish
www.dorset-shellfish.co.uk
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