Strawberry fromage frais mousse

Locally-grown summer strawberries oozing with juicy flavour are the star of the show in this delightful recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 large egg white
• 50 g icing sugar, plus another half tablespoon
• 1 unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest
• Juice of half a lemon
• Seeds from one vanilla pod
• 500 g tub fromage frais (if you’re cutting your fat, you can a use low-fat version)
• 500 g strawberries
• Few sprigs of fresh mint

Preparation

1. Place the egg white and sugar into a heatproof bowl placed over a pan of simmering water. Don’t let the bowl touch the water. Whisk until the “soft peak” stage.
2. Take the bowl off the heat and sprinkle the lemon zest and vanilla into the mixture then whisk again for two or three minutes until it’s fairly cool.
3. Carefully fold the fromage frais into the egg white mixture without knocking the air out as you want the mousse to hold its shape.
4. Slice half the strawberries and put in the food processor with half a tablespoon of icing sugar. Blend to a smooth sauce, then press through a sieve to remove the seeds.
5. Take 6 sundae glasses. Carefully a little of the sauce into the bottom of each glass.
6. Spoon the mousse over the top
7. Drizzling some sauce over each then top with the halved strawberries and a sprig of mint.
8. Pop back in the fridge and serve chilled.