Desserts & Baking
Chocolate and berries with salt, spice and avocado pudding
6
Easy
30 minutes, plus setting time
15 minutes
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Uva Mira Red Blend 2008
Ingredients
Method- 450 g good-quality dark chocolate
- 2 T butter
- 2 T sugar
- 3/4 cup cream
- 1 cup fresh mixed berries
- 2 t chopped mint
- 1 t smoked salt, for sprinkling
- 1 t ground chilli, for sprinkling For the avocado pudding, blend:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 t lemon juice
- 3 Peppadews
- 2 T olive oil
Method
IngredientsIn a saucepan over a low heat, melt the chocolate and butter. In a separate saucepan, bring the sugar and cream to a boil, then add to the melted chocolate.
Transfer to a medium-sized roasting tray or rectangular plastic container and allow to set.
Mix the berries and chopped mint together and arrange on a platter.
Run a hot spoon along the length of the set chocolate to form a large curled “rose”. Arrange this on the platter.
Spoon the avocado pudding into a piping bag or nozzled plastic bottle and squeeze onto the serving plate.
Finish with a sprinkle of smoked salt and ground chilli.
Cook's note: This recipe was created by Dario D'Angeli of Cube Tasting Kitchen, Shop 5, Parktown North Heights, 17 4th Ave, Johannesburg.
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