Name: Strawberries in Champagne with crème Chantilly
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 gm strawberries (about 2 punnets), hulled and thinly sliced; 100 ml Champagne or sparkling wine; Juice of ½ orange; 1-2 tbsp pure icing sugar, or to taste, sieved; To serve: freeze-dried raspberries and shop-bought sablés or wafer biscuits; Crème Chantilly; 250 ml thickened cream; 30 gm pure icing sugar, sieved; Scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

We’ve served this simple dessert with a crumble of freeze-dried raspberries, available from select delicatessens, for a burst of flavour. Toasted almond flakes or pistachios would also be a nice addition.

Ingredients

500 gm strawberries (about 2 punnets), hulled and thinly sliced

100 ml Champagne or sparkling wine

Juice of ½ orange

1-2 tbsp pure icing sugar, or to taste, sieved

To serve: freeze-dried raspberries and shop-bought sablés or wafer biscuits

Crème Chantilly

250 ml thickened cream

30 gm pure icing sugar, sieved

Scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean or 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

Method

Main

1.Combine strawberries, wine, orange juice and icing sugar in a bowl and mix well, then refrigerate to macerate (15 minutes).

2.For crème Chantilly, whisk ingredients in a bowl until soft peaks form, then refrigerate until required.

3.To serve, divide strawberry mixture among chilled glasses, spoon crème Chantilly on top, scatter with freeze-dried raspberries and serve with sablés or wafer biscuits.

Styling by Emma Knowles

Styling by Vanessa Austin