Autumn signals many bounties, including persimmons. I enjoy both Fuyu and Hachiyas. They are sweet and depending on variety, may be crunchy soft, or gelatinous and wondrous. The jewel tone color embodies the season. Many people wonder what to do to prep and cook (or not cook) persimmons. This post offers video pres tips plus 5 recipes to boost your persimmon adventure.
How to peel fuyu persimmons
You may think they don't need peeling but trust me, you want to do it for better tasting food. Here are my pointers:
Recipes showcasing persimmons
These are among my favorite ways to use fuyu persimmon, aside from just eating them as is!
Chile-Lime Persimmon, Pecan and Apple Lettuce Cups -- This is a fabulously fun addition to the holiday table. It's festive, refreshing and a great counterpoint to heavier dishes that may be on the menu.
Korean Muchim Salad -- Combine wedges of fuyu with crisp Asian pear or a tart apple, such as a mutsu. The spicy, tangy, slightly garlicky dressing will take care of the combining and creating an explosively tasty mouthful of food.
Persimmon Spice Cookies -- Bitesize and cakey, the cookies feel and taste like autumn. They keep incredibly well and pack well too! They are incredibly easy.
Persimmon, spinach and tofu salad -- If you don't know about this Japanese style of making creamy salads, you need to try it with persimmon! It's vegan, but who cares? It's delicious for all eaters. (The recipe is at my newsletter, Pass the Fish Sauce)
No recipe needed persimmon sorbet
I love this hack for enjoying hachiya persimmons. Celebrate the seasonal fruit for as long as they'll keep in the freezer!
Cassandra says
How to pick persimmons? What should I be looking for? I love persimmons but it seems like it’s always hit or miss in terms of picking sweet and tasty ones (store bought only). Unfortunately no family, friends or neighbours with a persimmon tree. Thank you for any tips.
Andrea Nguyen says
You want them hard but with an even orange color. If they have any pale yellow patches, they were picked a little to early or the tree wasn't treated well. Let them ripen naturally at room temperature. They're delicate so you don't want to buy squishy ones because you don't know how they had been handled.