Feeling a bit
over-heated and thinking it is perhaps time to cool down after this hot hot
heat? We think you should try out our kiwi and lime meringue mess summer
cooler.
Ingredients - Serves 2
1 stick rhubarb (needs
to be washed and trimmed, chopped and gently poached or baked in thick sugar
syrup to absorb the juices)
2 kiwis (thinly
sliced)
Handful of green
grapes
½ Melon (cubed)
½ Coconut (cut into
small cubes)
Crème Fraiche
For the lime juice
50ml Icing Sugar
2 tbsp coconut milk
Juice from whole
squeezed lime
For the meringue
For quickness these
can be bought, or to make:
2 eggs
4oz caster sugar
Method
For the meringue (if
you’d prefer to make your own)
-
Preheat
oven 150C
-
Separate
the eggs, placing the egg white in a bowl ready to be whisked
-
Switch the
whisk on to a slow speed and whisk the egg whites for a couple of minutes, or
until bubbly
-
Then
continue to whisk the egg whites for another minute or so at a medium speed and
then at a high speed until stiff peaks are formed
-
Still at a
high speed, add in the sugar by tbsp, until you can see the mixture is stiff
and glossy
-
You will
then need to spoon the mixture onto a non-stick baking sheet
-
Put into
the oven at 150C, but reduce to 140C until they are baked. Leave them in the
oven until they are cool.
For the main dessert
- Place prepared melon,
rhubarb, grapes and kiwi at the bottom of a bowl
-
Add the
crushed meringue and bits of coconut on top
-
Decorate
with any left over fruit (we used raspberries as well)
-
Drizzle
the lime juice on top
-
Best
served with a dollop of crème fraiche or vanilla ice-cream and a cool glass of
homemade pink lemonade (use sparkling water with juice of lemon and homemade
raspberry syrup and mint)
Enjoy and cool down in sweet style.
By Melodie Walter
3 love letters:
Looks like yummy!and these are beautiful photos;)
xx
This looks perfect! :) x
brighton-girl.blogspot.co.uk
It's really early in the mornign btu all these deserts are making me hungry. Lovely photos btw!
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