How to Eat Flat Peaches and Make Seasoned Amaranth Greens

Let's learn how to eat 'flat peaches,' a seasonal fruit, and how to make seasoned 'amaranth,' a seasonal leafy vegetable, for June.

June seasonal fruit

Tips for eating flat peaches

Let's look into the benefits of peaches, including nectarines and white peaches, and how to eat flat peaches such as those from Europe and Spain.

Next is how to eat flat peaches. They can be eaten as jam, fruit syrup, pies, tarts, or juice. Meanwhile, the official name for flat peaches is 'flat peach,' but they are also called 'donut peach' or 'pan Tao.'

TIP on how to make seasoned amaranth, the June seasonal vegetable

Amaranth dishes include seasoned amaranth, amaranth soup, and amaranth green juice. Let's learn everything from the benefits of amaranth to how to prepare and season it.

Next is how to prepare amaranth. For tender shoots, no preparation is needed; for long ones with tough stems, simply cut off the long stems and eat only the tender leaves and shoots at the top.

▲Altoran amaranth seasoning recipe

Altoran Kim Ha-jin's seasoned amaranth recipe ingredients: 500g amaranth, appropriate amount of salt, 1/2 red chili pepper, 2 Cheongyang chili peppers, 3 tbsp soybean paste, 2 tbsp minced green onion, 1.5 tbsp minced garlic, 2 tbsp peanut butter

1. Cut off the thick stem portions of the amaranth, then cut the greens into 5–6 cm lengths.

2. Add an appropriate amount of salt to boiling water and lightly blanch the prepared amaranth over high heat for 5–7 seconds.

3. Remove the blanched amaranth and rinse it twice in cold water.

(Be careful not to wring it out by twisting)

4. Press firmly with your hands to squeeze out the moisture.

5. For the amaranth seasoning, add 3 tbsp soybean paste, 2 tbsp minced green onion, 1.5 tbsp minced garlic, and 2 tbsp peanut butter.

6. Add the amaranth to the seasoning and mix well.

7. Add 1/2 finely shredded red chili pepper and 2 Cheongyang chili peppers.