Dried Fruit Salad with Pistachios Recipe - Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• 10 whole white peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 slices 3mm-thick fresh ginger
• 3 Tbsp honey, plus extra 40ml
• 1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthways, seeds scraped
• 2-3 pinches saffron threads
• Zest of half a lemon, plus slices of other half
• 500-600ml cold water
• 150g dried apple, diced
• 150g dried apricots, halved
• 60g dried figs, quartered
• 60g dried pears, diced
• 30g glacé ginger
• 4 dates, pitted, diced or sliced
• 1/4 cup pistachio kernels or slivers
• 6 sheets filo pastry
• 40g butter, melted, cooled
• Caster sugar, to dust
• Vanilla ice-cream, to serve
• Persian fairy floss (pashmak), to serve (optional)