Pistachio Pavlova with Summer Fruits | Food & Drink

Friday, 18 June 2010 14:34

Myrecipe for this month is Pistachio Pavlova with Summer Fruits. There is something quite delectable about the combination of crunchy, chewy meringue with vanilla cream and summer fruits that are bursting with flavour. The pistachio nuts just bring that added flavour and texture. I have also included Raspberry & Rose cordial in this recipe, sourced from Belvoir Fruit Farms, which delivers the perfect finish to an easy summer pud.

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For the meringue-makes 12
Ingredients:

5 x large free range eggs (whites only)
270 x gm caster sugar • 20 x gm chopped pistachios

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 130 degrees Celsius
Whisk up egg whites until they peak
Add the sugar gradually and whisk for
a further 6-8 mins
Fold the pistachios into meringue
Mould onto a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour

For the vanilla crème Chantilly (whipped cream):

Place 300 ml double cream into a mixing bowl with 3 table spoons of caster sugar and the seeds of a vanilla pod (or 3 drops of vanilla extract)
Whisk until nice and thick

For the fruit:

Take 500 gm of your favourite summer berries, place onto a tray and freeze for 2 hours
Remove from the freezer, sprinkle with 150 gm vanilla/caster sugar and add 100 ml of Raspberry and Rose Belvoir Fruit Farms’ cordial.
Allow the fruit to defrost naturally (approx 40 mins)
Strain off the fruit juices, place into a saucepan and bring to the boil.
Reduce by half, strain and chill

Assembly:

Place the pavlova in the centre of the plate
Add a spoon of the vanilla crème Chantilly in the centre, then spoon over the summer berries on top of the cream
Finish with a scoop of your favourite vanilla ice cream or sorbet to chill down any hot summer’s day!

My Hints & Tips:

Once made, these pavlovas will keep for a couple of days packed into an airtight tin or container
If you’re really pressed for time, you could always buy one large ready-bought meringue or several packets of individual ones

Local Suppliers:
Belvoir Fruit Farms: It’s worth having a good look at their website (www.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk) to see their complete offering of 100% natural soft drinks, fruit cordials, pressés and crushes (no fake colours, flavourings or added preservatives). Belvoir Fruit Farms Ltd, Belvoir, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 1PB. Tel: 01476 870286

Marcus recommends:
What a lovely summer pudding! So what to drink with it? A light and fruity dessert wine perhaps, something from the Muscat grape would be a joy. Even a Vin Santo from Italy, with its nutty nuances may complement the pistachio flavor of the pavlova. But my choice, and as it is summer and we are celebrating the wonderful English weather (hopefully), why not try an English wine, Camel Valley Brut? A truly stunning English sparkling wine from Cornwall, light and refreshing with plenty of fruit.

Summer Cocktails at the Red Lion Inn and the Olive Branch pubs:
Now that summer’s here (we hope!), we have a great range of summer fruit drinks and cocktails on offer: Real Lemonade (also available with Limoncello for a bit of a kick), Pimms Fruit Cocktail, Strawberries & Cream (strawberry vodka and cream soda) and Ginger Beer Punch (Grand Marnier, ginger beer and fresh mint) – just the thing to while away some time before lunch or dinner, either with us or before returning home to cook.

‘Delicious’ Deal’
Delicious magazine came along to the Olive Branch and Red Lion pubs and gave us a great review, both online and in their June edition. So we have arranged a special ‘Delicious Deal’ at our lovely Beech House B & B, situated just across the road from the Olive Branch pub; why not celebrate a special occasion with a ‘Delicious’ Dinner, Bed & Breakfast:
Standard Room - 1 night £170.00
Superior Room - 1 night £200.00
This offer is based on two people sharing a Standard/Superior Double Room. A 3-course dinner from our Set Dinner Menu (or the same value towards our à la carte menu) & Full English Breakfast. Available Sunday to Wednesday inclusive, from the 1st June until 25th August 2010. Prices include VAT.
To take advantage of this offer please call 01780 410355 and make your booking quoting the ‘Local Living Delicious Deal’.

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