… make a mess!
Lemon
Eton Mess
(per 2 students)
2 small lemon yogurts (120-160g per pot)
2 meringue nests
Jar of good quality lemon curd **
2 tsps lemon juice
200g strawberries
(a large punnet weighs 400g, perfect to
divide between 4 students)
Sharing one large mixing bowl tip in the yogurts.
In a separate bowl spoon 1 generous tbsp of the lemon curd and
stir in the lemon juice.
Put half the lemon mixture into the yogurt, you want a rippled
effect so go slowly! Repeat, but leave the bowl with a little
mixture left – all will be revealed!
One meringue nest per student plus a ziplok bag or a food bag
large enough to be secured – you won't get bits of meringue flying
around this way – crush the meringue into chunks – you don't want
sugar dust! Fold into your mixture. Hull*** the strawberries and
cut into four, fold into the yogurt and lemon curd mixture. Spoon
into picnic plastic of your choice.
The remaining mixture in the bowl is then drizzled over the
top.
Bits
and pieces
You could have a mixture of strawberries and raspberries, or any
other fresh fruit in season.
**You
could get your students to make their own lemon curd – see
Microwave Lemon Curd in Luscious Lemons
but the process will need supervision so may not be suitable for
younger students.
***Hull means to remove the green top and the small stem in the
centre of the strawberry – you can buy a strawberry huller but it's
just as easy to do, carefully, with a paring knife. See the photos
below to illustrate.
Optional extra - decorate with chopped nuts – pistachios would be a
good choice - texture and colour too.
There are lots of yogurt options – lemon flavoured and lemon curd
versions to choose from - low fat or not – bear in mind that low
fat usually means high sugar. A “small” yogurt weighs 120g but
you can get slightly larger versions at 160g.
A pack of 8 meringue nests has a long shelf life, so any leftover
won't be wasted.
Let the mess begin!
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