This simpler adaptation of a Russian Easter favourite is made with much lighter ingredients than the traditional version.
ingredients
serves 4 - 6
1 1/2 cups low fat cottage cheese
2 ripe peaches or nectarines
1/3 cup low fat natural yogurt
2 pieces stem ginger in syrup, drained and chopped
2 tbsp stem ginger syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
peach slices and toasted flaked almonds, to decorate
method
1. Drain the cottage cheese and rub through a sieve into a bowl. Stone and roughly chop the peaches.
2. Mix together the chopped peaches, cottage cheese, yogurt, ginger, syrup and vanilla extract.
3. Line a new, clean flowerpot or a sieve with a piece of clean, fine cloth such as muslin.
4. Tip in the cheese mixture, then wrap over the cloth and place a weight on top. Leave over a bowl in a cool place to drain overnight.
To serve, unwrap the cloth and invert the pashka on to a plate. Decorate with peach slices and almonds.
