Eton Mess

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007

Show: Nigella ExpressEpisode: Workday Wonders

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (6)

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Prep Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
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Total:: 10 min

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Ingredients

4 cups strawberries
2 teaspoons caster or vanilla sugar
2 teaspoons pomegranate juice
2 cups whipping cream
1 packet individual meringue nests

Directions

Hull and chop the strawberries and put into a bowl and add the sugar and pomegranate juice and leave to macerate while you whip the cream.

Whip the cream in a large bowl until thick but still soft. Roughly crumble in 4 of the meringues nests - you will need chunks for texture as well as a little fine dust.

Take out about half a cupful of the chopped strawberries, and fold the meringue cream and rest of the fruit mixture together.

Arrange on 4 serving plates or glasses or in a mound, and top each with some of the remaining macerated strawberries.

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Jon Milwaukee, WI 04-24-2008
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Sooooo good!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I absolutely LOVE this recipe! I've made it three times in the last month alone and am making a monster batch for a gathering... this weekend. It's ridiculously easy and tastes like a million bucks. I've been using balsamic instead of pomegranate juice (since I always have that on hand) and it turns out perfectly. In some ways, I actually prefer to eat it the day after (I always have leftovers). The crunchiness of the meringue is gone, but the cream is even MORE voluptuous. The PERFECT spring/summer dessert!Read more
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David New York, NY 03-19-2008
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved this! I made it for a dinner party last week and it was wonderful. I used balsamic vinegar with the strawberries,... which is a combo that I love! This turned out great.Read more
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Anonymous 02-11-2008
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Super Easy Elegant Dessert
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is quick, easy and looks so elegant. I served it in Margarita glasses to give a "wow" factor. Everyone loved... it!Read more
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K roxbury, CT 02-11-2008
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Fool Proof dessert
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this many times now - it was quick and easy with great results. I have used balsamic vinegar as a substititue when I... did not have Pomegranate Juice and it was fine. I also have used orange juice and orange zest as a subustitiue for the vingear and pomegranate juice and that worked well also. Everyone loved it and could not believe how simple it was. Great dessert when you don't have alot of time.Read more
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kelly sugar grove, NC 02-10-2008
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Wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I had to use balsamic vinegar instead of the pomegranite juice. This did not seem to pose a problem at all. It is light,... yet with weight...hard to describe The recipe is so easy and yet it tastes complex and difficult. It will make you look like a star. I loved it.Read more
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Ginka Jackson, TN 01-31-2008
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Old Fashioned
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is dead simple but is comforting and looks impressive. I make the "Massacre in a Snowstorm " version from her Feast... cookbook when pomegranates are in season.Read more