Wimbledon recipe: Strawberry Tower
Wimbledon and strawberries; it’s a match made in heaven. Nothing says British summer-time more than watching the world’s tennis greats compete on the iconic grass courts of the All England Club while enjoying some delicious, Scottish-grown AVA strawberries
As the finals of Wimbledon approach, why treat yourself to a delicious strawberry dessert?
A fresh and delicious taste of summer, this dessert is surprisingly easy to make and will truly wow guests!
Ingredients
- 400g AVA™ strawberries
- 1 packet of shortbread round thins
- 200ml of double cream
- 2 tbsp. icing sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
Serves: 6-8 Difficulty: Easy Time to cook: N/A mins
Method
Whip the cream until it holds it shape, add the seeds from the vanilla pod and 1 half of the icing sugar.
Hull and half the strawberries and set to the side.
Take half of the prepared strawberries and heat gently until very soft then blend to make a delicious strawberry coulis.
Place one of the shortbread thins on your serving plates, add a large dollop of cream onto the biscuit and place the strawberries around the edge of the biscuit, place another biscuit on top.
Pour the cooled coulis around the outside of the biscuits and dust with the remaining icing sugar. Serve immediately.