Dessert Scented with Melon and Raspberry and Meringues


Servings: 4
Prep time: 20
Cooking time: 5
INGREDIENTS
  • - Melon 0.50
  • - 150 g of raspberries
  • - 4 meringues
  • - 2 tablespoons of cornflakes
  • - 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • - 4 berries of star anise
  • - 1 small piece of cinnamon bark
  • - 0.50 lemons, juice
  • - 1 teaspoon of agar agar
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Mash the raspberries with a fork in a bowl and mix them with a little lemon juice, add the anise berries, then cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for an hour.
  2. Blend the melon at room temperature until it is reduced in cream: the overall volume should be about half a liter. If necessary, add a little warm water.
  3. Bring to a boil 100 ml of water with powdered sugar, cinnamon and agar-agar, reduce heat and continue for 3 minutes. Filter teh syruo if lumpy and mix with melon. Pour into 4 glasses or bowls and refrigerate for half an hour.
  4. Eliminate the anise of the raspberries, rinse and keep aside. Spread the cream on the melon jelly and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  5. Mix the just pounded meringue with corn flakes and sprinkle on desserts. Complete, if you will, with the anise.