Smooth, golden yellow to red skin, with inedible seed. Highly fragrant when ripe and will yield slightly to pressure. Eat fresh, fruit salad and platters, savoury salads, compote.
Varieties include:
Mayglo, Rose Diamond, Riverzee, Swanzee, Spring Bright, Summer Bright, Fantasia, Fairlane, Flamekist, Summer Fire, Red Glen, August Red, Sunwright, Sundowner, Sunblaze, 3-4, 82-17, Sunraycer, Sunripe and September Red: All yellow fleshed.
Queen Giant, Artic Rose, Artic Snow and Artic Queen: White fleshed.
Selection:
Choose fruit without blemishes and bruising. Green fruit will not ripen properly as it has been picked when immature.
Storage:
Ripen at room temperature, may be kept under refrigeration for short time.
Serving suggestion:
Combine sliced nectarine, wedges of honeydew melon and mango with rocket. Dress with a red wine vinaigrette.
Try our Nectarine and Berry Salad recipe.