CHRISTINE CAPENDALE
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Citrus Eton Mess

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CITRUS ETON MESS 🍊🍋
Citrus season is here – and this vibrant twist on a classic is the perfect way to celebrate it! Fresh, zesty, creamy and just the right amount of messy… a spectacular dessert for citrus lovers.

(Serves 8)

 

2          oranges, peeled and segmented or cut

2          clementines, peeled and segmented or cut

2          sweet grapefruits, peeled and segmented or cut

            Small meringues, store bought or homemade

300 ml cream, whipped

60 ml   marmalade, mixed with a little water to make it slightly more runny

125 ml lemon and lime curd

            Icing sugar for dusting

            citrus zest of choice

LEMON AND LIME CURD

50 ml               lime juice

100 ml             lemon juice

150 g               castor sugar

                        Zest of 1 lime

2                      eggs

2                      egg yolks

10 ml               cornflour

160 g               butter, cut into cubes

 

  • TO MAKE THE LEMON AND LIME CURD: Mix the cornflour with a little of the lemon juice then add all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat on very low heat whilst stirring and just bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and strain the curd through a sieve into a clean bowl.  Cover with clingwrap and cool completely
  • TO ASSEMBLE: Spoon blobs of the whipping cream on a large platter and top with meringues. Add the citrus segments and drizzle with the lemon and lime curd.  Add some of the marmalade sauce and dust with icing sugar. Finish off with crushed meringue and citrus zest
  • Alternatively you can assemble the dessert in small jars by layering the ingredients