Gratin of fruits

Name: Gratin of fruits
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 passion fruit; 250 g (8 oz) strawberries; 2 plums; 4 lychees; 2 peaches; 2 nectarines; 3 teaspoons Kirsch; fresh mint leaves, to decorate; 2 eggs, plus 2 egg yolks; 80 g (2¾ oz) caster sugar; 250 g (8 oz) raspberries; 2 eggs, plus 2 egg yolks

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
55 min

Appears in

Desserts

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Gratins are grilled until golden, giving a glorious, appetising colour. Here, a warm, rich sabayon provides a sensational topping to a simple medley of fresh fruit.

Ingredients

2 peaches
2 nectarines
2 plums
4

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Wash the peaches, nectarines and plums and dry them well. Cut the fruits in half, then twist the two halves in opposite directions to separate them. Remove the stones and thinly slice the fruits.
Peel away the tough brittle skin of the lychees. Slit each fruit down one side through to the stone, then open the flesh and remove the stone. Cut the passion fruit in