À la Melba is a garnish of tomatoes stuffed with chicken, mushrooms, truffles and velouté sauce, dusted with bread crumbs, and grilled. It is served along with braised lettuce. Language Notes Presumably named after the opera singer, Dame Melba.
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Melba
Melba is a French cooking term for a particular side garnish served with small cuts of meat. It consists of very small tomatoes stuffed with: chopped chicken chopped truffles chopped mushrooms stirred in Velouté sauce The tomatoes are sprinkled with breadcrumbs and set under a hot grill. Also served with the tomatoes is braised lettuce….
Melba Apples
Melba are medium-sized apples.They have pale yellow skin covered with pale crimson flushes and stripes, and a white bloom. Inside, the white flesh is crisp, firm and juicy. It has a sweet taste; some people think they detect peach notes in the taste. The tree starts bearing when young, and blossoms early in the springs….
Melba Sauce
Melba sauce is a raspberry sauce used for desserts. The base is fresh raspberries that are puréed and then strained to remove all seeds. Red currant jelly, sugar and cornstarch are then added, and the mixture is simmered until the cornstarch has cooked and thickened the sauce. It can be served warm or cold. You…
Melba Toast Day
March 23rd is Melba Toast Day. Enjoy some melba toast with some cold cuts and cheeses, or alongside a soup or salad, or maybe with some cream cheese and smoked salmon on it.
Peach Melba
Peach Melba is a peach and ice cream dessert, with a raspberry sauce. Classically, it can be topped with spun sugar, and with fresh almonds if they are in season.