James Mackenzie

Lemon Verbena Posset

Lemon Verbena Posset with Spiced Summer Berries

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
On The Menu: Seasonal Recipes for a Culinary Life
On The Menu

By James Mackenzie

Published 2011

  • About

This dish can be made at any time of the year by replacing the lemon verbena with rosemary, and the summer berries with autumn fruits such as pears, apples or brambles.

Ingredients

For the posset

  • 500 ml double cream
  • ½ bunch lemon verbena
  • 125

Method

To make the posset, boil the cream with the lemon verbena. When boiling add the sugar and lemon juice and stir until mixed. Pass through a sieve into a jug and pour into serving glasses. Set in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

To make the spiced fruit, bring the red wine, cinnamon, star anise, mixed spice and sugar to the boil in a saucepan. Add the raspberries, blackberries, redcurrant