Desserts Recipes - Mango and Lime Fool Recipe

Ingredients

• 400g/14oz can sliced mango

• grated rind of 1 lime

• juice of 1/2 lime

• 150ml/1/4 pint/2/3 cup double (heavy) cream

• 90ml/6 tbsp Greek (US strained plain) yogurt

• fresh mango slices, to decorate (optional)

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Drain the canned mango slices and put them in the bowl of a food processor. Add the grated lime rind and the lime juice. Process until the mixture forms a smooth puree.

2. Alternatively, mash the mango slices with a potato masher, then press through a sieve into a bowl with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in the lime rind and juice.

3. Pour the mango mixture into a jug (pitcher). Set aside while pouring the cream into a bowl and add the yogurt. Whisk until the mixture is thick and then quickly whisk in the mango mixture.

4. Spoon into four tall cups or glasses and chill for 1-2 hours. Just before serving, decorate each glass with fresh mango slices, if you like.

Canned mangoes are used here for convenience, but the dish tastes even better if made with fresh ones. Choose a variety like the voluptuous Alphonso mango, often prized as the king of its kind in Asia due to its wonderful fragrance and indescribably luscious taste. Simply peel and slice then process as for the canned.

Cook Tip's: When mixing the cream and yogurt mixture with the mango puree, whisk just enough to combine, so as not to lose the I lightness of the whipped cream mixture. If you prefer, fold the mixtures together lightly, so that the fool is rippled. The best way to do this is to combine the mixtures in a bowl and use a skewer to stir them and create the rippled effect.