Summer Berry Soup With Champers Recipe | Food

Gordon Ramsay

Date Published:: 13/09/2007

Watch Gordon prepare this summer dessert

Gordon Ramsay and his brigade of amateur chefs served summer berry & champagne soup with floating island and caramel sauce, to diners at the F Word restaurant.

Serves 4

Ingredients

Soup

250g strawberries
125g redcurrants
125g raspberries
2–3 tbsp caster sugar
Handful of mint leaves
200ml natural yogurt
200ml double cream
300ml champagne or sparkling wine

Meringues

2 egg whites
Squeeze of lemon juice
100g caster sugar
300ml whole milk
Vanilla Pod
Handful of mint leaves

Caramel sauce

250g caster sugar
3 tbsp water
75g butter, cut into cubes
125ml double cream
2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk

Method: How to make summer berry & champagne soup

1. For the caramel, melt the sugar with the water in a heavy-based saucepan over a very low heat. This will take up to 10-15 minutes.

2. When the syrup is clear, raise the heat and cook to a mid-caramel colour. Don’t let it become dark or it will be bitter. Remove from the heat, then carefully whisk in the butter. Stir in the cream and condensed milk then return to the heat and bring to the boil. Set aside.

3. For the meringues, Whisk the egg whites with the lemon juice until soft peaks form. Gradually whisk in the sugar, a teaspoon at a time. Once it is incorporated, continue to whisk for 2 minutes longer.

4. Pour the milk into a pan and bring to a simmer. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add to the milk with the mint leaves. Shape the meringue mix into four quenelles and poach, 2 at a time, in the simmering milk for 2 minutes – don’t cover with a lid or the meringues will collapse. Lift out and leave to cool.

5. For the champagne and berry soup, whiz all the ingredients for the summer berry soup together in a blender until smooth.

6. To serve, reheat the caramel sauce. Pour the soup into individual serving glasses or bowls and serve with a floating island on top and drizzle over the caramel.