Set aside 3 tablespoons of milk. Bring the remaining milk, sugar, lemon peel, vanilla pulp, salt and fat to the boil. Add semolina and ground almonds while stirring. Leave to swell over low heat for about 5 minutes. Separate the eggs.
Beat egg whites until stiff. Whisk egg yolk and remaining milk, stir into the semolina. Fold in the beaten egg white. Pour into a cold rinsed form (1 1/2 litre capacity) and chill. In the meantime, halve the apricots for the sauce. Boil in 200 ml water for about 2 minutes. Add cherry nectar, sugar and lemon juice, bring to the boil briefly. Stir cornflour and some water until smooth and stir into the sauce. Bring to the boil again. Fold in fresh, pitted cherries as desired.
Add cherry nectar, sugar and lemon juice, bring to the boil briefly. Stir cornflour and some water until smooth and stir into the sauce. Bring to the boil again. Fold in fresh, pitted cherries as desired. Turn out the pudding from the mould. Serve with the sauce. Decorate with lemon balm as desired
Preparation time approx. 40 minutes(o.W.)