Berry Eton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eton mess with pistachios

I generally like to tweak any recipe that crosses my path, but this berry Eton mess with pistachio is just perfect. If you live in South Africa, this is the way you want to do Christmas dessert.

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Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

This festive berry Eton Mess is a fuss-free dessert that is 100% suited for a Southern Hemisphere summery Christmas. The pistachios which let’s face it, are the best nuts on the planet take this dessert to the next level.

You can buy good quality meringues from your local deli to make life easier, but I had these homemade ones leftover from a shoot I did recently. You will want to get or make meringues that are slightly drier and crumbly as this gives the dessert a wonderful texture.

I used a combination of strawberries and raspberries and I halved the recipe. 

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

I did tweak the method a little and added all the sugar to the berries. I also mixed Everything together vs layering the fruit, meringues and cream because I like to take every possible level of fuss out of any recipe. Layering it could potentially make it prettier, so you decide.

I styled this recipe in my kitchen on my brand new and incredible marble table top from Womag. It has transformed my kitchen and thus my life. It’s from an Italian Bianco Carrera slab and they honed it into matte perfection for me. When I look at the beautiful grey vein it transports me back to Italy and allows me to live out a small piece of my fantasy.

My kitchen is now another shooting location in my home and it makes life so much easier doing both in the same space. My light is very different in that area as it faces Northwest and better in the morning, so to say I am thrilled with it is the understatement of the year. As a result, I got quite carried away shooting this recipe so you get an extra dose of pics with this one. 

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

A few more of my Festive recipes:

A few recipe ideas for Christmas

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Recipe – Summer berry Eton Mess with pistachios that is the Ucook Eat N’ Mess

Serves 4 generous portion or 6 slightly smaller ones.

summer berry eton mess with pistachios

A light and summery berry Eton mess with pistachios recipe. 
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Summer berry Eton mess with pistachios

Ingredients

  • 250 ml cream 1 cup
  • 1 lemon
  • 50 gms castor sugar
  • 300 gms mixed berries
  • 45 gms raw pistachios
  • 140 g ready-made meringues

Instructions

  • Cut up 250gm of the berries and add them to a bowl with the lemon zest and a little less than the juice of the lemon (20ml).  You are reserving the rest for garnish. Add the sugar and mash things up with a spoon, potato masher or the back of a wooden spoon. Allow this to macerate for a bit.
  • Roughly chop the pistachios and crush up the meringues.
  • Whip the cream until a medium-firm peak making sure you don’t take it too far.
  • Add the crushed berries, meringues, and ¾ of the pistachios to the cream and gently fold them through. Dollop this mixture into individual serving glasses and garnish with the remaining berries and pistachios. Serve immediately or set aside in the fridge until you are ready.
Author: Sam Linsell

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

Summer berry Eaton mess with pistachios

 

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6 Comments

  1. Such beautiful photos. You’re very talented!

  2. Thanks Mimi 🙂

  3. Just beautiful! I love how light and airy the eton mess looks, and your marble is so pretty!

  4. Looks amazing! Sam if you double the recipe, how much lemon would you need?

  5. Hi Bronwen – you just double it. so everything would get exactly doubled

  6. I love this! I have 5 people coming over for a quarantine dinner outside on the lanai, 6 feet apart. Everything has to be individually proportioned, so this is perfect! And, it is gluten free! I may have to make the meringues myself, but that’s a small price to pay for such an easy and pretty dessert! Thank you!

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