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Exquisite Gariguette Strawberry Aspic with Floc de Gascogne and Mango Coulis

Ingredients (Serves 6)
  • 1 kg ripe Gariguette strawberries
  • 50 cl red Floc de Gascogne
  • 8 gelatine leaves (8 g)
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
  • 1 very ripe mango
  • 5 cl cane syrup
  • A few lemon balm leaves
Preparation Times
  • Chilling: 4 hours
  • Prep time: 40 minutes
  • Cook time: 1 minute

Lightly oil six glass ramekins and place them upside down on a rack. Refrigerate to chill.

Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water until softened.

Wash, hull the strawberries, and reserve 6 whole for decoration. Halve the remaining strawberries.

Prepare the aspic: Gently heat the Floc de Gascogne in a saucepan. Wring out the gelatine, add to the warm Floc, and stir until fully dissolved. Let cool slightly.

Make the coulis: Peel and pit the mango, blend the flesh smooth, and mix with cane syrup.

Fill a large bowl with ice cubes and a little water. Remove ramekins from fridge, fill with still-warm aspic, and set in the ice bath for 5 minutes. Invert to drain excess into a bowl, leaving a thin, even layer coating the bottom and sides.

Arrange halved strawberries in a star pattern at the base of each ramekin, pressing more halves against the walls. Refrigerate 15 minutes. Add remaining strawberries, then pour over aspic to cover completely. Chill at least 4 hours.

Unmold onto chilled dessert plates. Drizzle with mango coulis and garnish with reserved strawberries and lemon balm leaves.