Name: Lime, Yoghurt, Cucumber, Apple, Avocado and Mint
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 nashi pear, scooped into balls using a melon baller; 1 gold-strength gelatine leaf (2 g/⅛ oz), soaked and drained; 250 g (9 oz/1 cup) Greek-style yoghurt; 55 g (2 oz/¼ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; 65 g (2½ oz) unsalted butter, softened; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; juice and finely grated zest of 2 limes; finely shredded mint; Greek-style yoghurt; 1 Lebanese (short) cucumber, peeled into strips and curled; 2-3 limes; 2 cucumbers; pinch of salt; 2 eggs; 1 drop edible mint essential oil; 1 apple, peeled and cut into 1 cm (½ in) dice; 125 g (4½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 1 tablespoon liquid glucose; 140 g (5 oz) ripe avocado flesh; 2 gold-strength gelatine leaves (4 g / ¼ oz), soaked and drained; juice of ½ lemon; 35 g (1¼ oz) caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Lamingtons & Lemon Tart

By Darren Purchese

Published 2016

About

Components

Avocado cream
Mint jelly
Cucumber, lime and yoghurt shaved ice
Lime curd

It’s not easy being green ...

This is a super-fresh and unusual dessert, wonderful as a palate cleanser or light finish to a meal. It includes a number of small recipes, which makes this dish easy to prepare, but enough to give the ‘wow’ factor to your guests.

I would suggest making a small p