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Cyril Lignac's Raspberry and Citrus Meringue Dessert: A Proven Summer Hit

General Information

Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 250-300g raspberries
  • 150g strawberries
  • 1 red apple, cut into thin sticks
  • Suprêmes from 3 blood oranges (or regular oranges)
  • Suprêmes from 2 grapefruits
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 4 egg whites
  • 120g sugar
  • 60g icing sugar
  • 60g hazelnut powder
  • 200g cottage cheese
  • 15g sugar
  • Raspberry jam
  • Honey

Utensils

  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 slicing knife
  • 3 mixing bowls
  • 1 hand mixer
  • 1 spatula (maryse)
  • 1 piping bag
  • 1 plain piping tip
  • 1 baking tray
  • 1 pastry brush
  • 1 microplane zester
  • 1 teaspoon

Preparation

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • In a bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff, gradually adding the 120g sugar to form a meringue.
  • In a second bowl, combine the icing sugar and hazelnut powder. Gently fold into the meringue.
  • Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a plain tip.
  • On a parchment-lined baking tray, trace an 18cm circle as a guide, flip the paper, and pipe the meringue into an 18cm rosette. Bake for 20 minutes, then cool completely.
  • For the citrus suprêmes: Trim ends to reveal flesh, stand on a flat side, and carefully slice off the peel and pith following the fruit's curve. Cut between membranes to release segments. Repeat for all citrus; reserve separately. (If easier, dice the fruit and separate from juice.)
  • Mix the cottage cheese with raspberry jam and 15g sugar in a bowl.
  • Place the cooled meringue on a serving dish. Spread the base with cheese-jam mixture, arrange raspberries hollow-side up, and dot with more jam. Mound orange and grapefruit suprêmes in the center, add quartered strawberries and apple sticks.
  • Finish with lime zest and drizzles of honey.

Bon appétit!