Herbs & Spices
Thyme-Roasted Plums
Try using thyme a new way! This yummy dish is quick to prepare and can be kept for one week in the refrigerator. Serve the plums warm with cake or over ice cream. They’re even good plain.
1 1/2 pounds red plums, halved and pitted
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons minced thyme leaves
2 tablespoons orange juice
Dash fresh lemon juice (optional)
Ice cream, angel food cake, or pound cake (optional)
Place plums skin-side up in a 9-inch-square baking pan. Set aside. Place 1 cup water, sugar, thyme leaves, and orange juice in saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove pan from heat. Pour over plums. Bake at 450 degrees F. until plums are tender (skins may split), about 25 minutes. Remove pan from oven. Pour liquid from pan into saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to a thin syrup, about 5 minutes.
Wipe off excess thyme leaves from plums. Discard. Pour syrup through a strainer over plums. Cool slightly before serving. Add lemon juice, if desired.
Serves 4.
From “House Beautiful” magazine, June 1999.