Vanilla cheesecake with rhubarb and ginger

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Gourmet Food for a Fiver

By Jason Atherton

Published 2010

  • About

LOVE COOKING WITH RHUBARB, WHETHER IT IS FOR A CRUMBLE, PIE OR ICE CREAM - OR POACHING IT IN A FLAVOURED SUGAR SYRUP AS I HAVE HERE. THIS ELEGANT DESSERT IS DECEPTIVELY EASY TO MAKE, YET GUARANTEED TO IMPRESS.

Ingredients

  • 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways
  • 150 g granulated sugar
  • 100 ml

Method

  1. Scrape the seeds from one half of the vanilla pod and mix them with half of the granulated sugar in a bowl, using your fingers. Set aside.
  2. Pour the cream into a bowl. Scrape the seeds from the other half of the vanilla pod and add them to the cream. Whip lightly to soft peaks.
  3. In another bowl, whisk together the cream cheese, caster sugar and lime jui