Meringue with red fruit by Sergio Herman

This month, pretty much every editorial meeting is focused on the approaching Christmas holidays. When we started talking about desserts, my thoughts immediately wandered to the dessert I made last year: meringue with red fruit by star chef Sergio Herman. This. Was. Such. A. Success. Honestly, you’ll be licking your fingers clean, and you don’t have to let the effort put you off. A classic case of minimal effort, maximum effect. 

The recipe – so easy that you can hardly call it a recipe – comes from Just cook it by Sergio Herman. It contains nothing but easy recipes, making it a real gem for your bookshelf. Especially if, like me, you prefer to keep things easy during those busy Christmas days, but under no circumstances want to compromise on flavour. Are you in charge of dessert this year? Look no further and make this meringue with red fruit. Your guests are guaranteed to be ecstatic, and you’ll save yourself a lot of headaches. You’re welcome, Merry Christmas!

Method

1. For the raspberry coulis, blend the raspberries with the lemon juice and strain.

2. Arrange the meringues in a beautiful bowl.

3. Cut the red fruit into pieces and divide it over the meringues.

4. Mix the mascarpone and raspberry coulis and divide this over the red fruit.

5. Melt the white chocolate and drizzle it over everything.

6. Carefully mix the raspberry sorbet with the vanilla ice cream. Use this to finish the bowl. Garnish with a few Thai basil leaves.

Title: Just cook it
Author: Sergio Herman
Publisher: Carrera Culinair
Price: € 29,99