in the kitchen x persimmon, the star
Sometimes the best things come to you when you least expect it. This dessert was inspired by my lazy saturday breakfast of persimmon, farmer's cheese, and raw honey. So simple and so satisfying. Fresh and ripe fruit is a dessert unto itself. Seriously, nothing compares. Since I can't exactly hand someone a persimmon and call it a plated dessert, this dish is comprised of a pistachio cardamom cake, ripe persimmon, persimmon chips, farmer's cheese, raw honey, and pistachio oil. The persimmon goes incredibly well with the tangy and rich farmer's cheese. You would think adding honey to the already sweet persimmon would be too much, but it highlights the fruit and adds a fun granular texture to the dish. The pistachio oil adds a nuttiness that goes well with the farmer's cheese. The pistachio cardamom cake adds the right amount of spice. I just love that all the flavors are so distinct from one another, but together add up to one delicious bite. Isn't that the most important thing?