What conveys summer more than good old strawberries and cream? Jazz them up a little with a quick and simple Eton mess that will impress your friends and tastes wonderful. And whilst you could make your own meringue, using ready made meringues saves so much time.
- 450g strawberries chopped
- 1tbsp icing sugar
- 500ml double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 meringue nests
- Blend half the strawberries with the icing sugar
- Strain the mixture through a sieve to remove the seeds and put to one side
- Whip the cream gently, you want it to be floppy still, and not stiff
- When you are ready to serve break up the meringue into chunky pieces and add to the cream with the remaining strawberries and mix well
- Divide half of the mixture into six dishes and drizzle with the strawberry sauce.
- Top the dishes with the remaining mixture and finish off with more strawberry sauce.
- Serve at once.
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