The vivid green pea sorbet from James Knappett is paired with sweet strawberry juice, fragrant mint oil, fresh strawberries and peas. It's a simple but unusual dessert that's not too sweet, and a lovely light way to finish a dinner party.
Blend the mint oil ingredients in a high-powered blender on full power 7 minutes
Strain the mint oil through a piece of muslin overnight in the fridge
For the sorbet, bring the water and sugar to a simmer, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Chill until cold
Blitz 200g of the peas, all of the sugar syrup, citric acid and salt together
Once smooth, stir in the remaining peas and freeze in a pacojet container. When ready to plate, spin the paco jet to finish the sorbet. Alternatively, chill until cold and then churn in an ice cream maker
For the strawberry juice, cook the strawberries and sugar in a bain Marie for 1 hour, then strain the juice through a chinois or fine mesh sieve
Chill in the refrigerator until needed
Chill six serving plates
Slice the strawberries thinly into six slices and discard the end pieces
Dress the peas with one tablespoon of mint oil and set aside
Place one scoop of pea ice cream onto a frozen plate
Indent a hole in the middle of the ice cream with the back of a spoon. Place a tablespoon of mint oil-dressed peas in the middle of the ice cream
Fan out four slices of strawberries next to the ice cream
Pour in a tablespoon of strawberry juice around the sorbet in the bowl
Drop a few drops of mint oil into the strawberry juice. Garnish with three pieces of mint on top of the peas
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