20 min · serves 4

Crushed meringue, whipped cream and macerated strawberries lifted with fresh basil.

Ingredients

  • 500g strawberries, hulled and halved
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • Handful basil leaves, torn
  • 300ml double cream
  • 4 meringue nests, crushed

Method

  1. 1.Toss the strawberries with sugar and half the basil, leave to macerate for 20 minutes.
  2. 2.Whip the cream to soft peaks.
  3. 3.Fold the crushed meringue through the cream, keeping it ripple.
  4. 4.Layer the cream mixture with the strawberries in glasses.
  5. 5.Finish with the remaining basil and a drizzle of the strawberry juices.