Vitamins in a Summer Verrine — Verrine estivale vitaminée

April 22, 2007

verrine strawberry summer fruit yogurt

Strawberry Yogurt Verrine

“Tu n’en as pas marre des fraises ?” (aren’t you sick of strawberries?) P. asked me when he saw me come home carrying a bag with two large boxes full of red, juicy strawberries. I like them small, they are even tastier.

“Tu rigoles ! ” (You must be joking!)

Nope. Never tired of them. And, as long as they are in season, I already know that I will keep buying them to prepare all sorts of desserts. It must have to do with their vibrant color, and the multitude of tiny seeds that cover them. I like to run my fingers on them to feel the microscopic hair. Not to mention their smell. When the first strawberries turn red in the garden, I am always excited. Il m’en faut peu (I need little). And now that we have the sun back, they might grow soon. Can you tell that I am impatient?

Spring — or is it summer ? — is finally here. This weekend, the weather was just too nice to stay in and cook. Well, maybe there was enough time to make a few summery things, especially a red nutritious verrine. I am just too happy to say good bye to Monsieur winter. Au revoir l’hiver !

As for the recipe, I almost feel embarrassed to share it with you. It is so easy to prepare that I am sure that this is something that you must have already made at least once, one way or the other.

Mais, c’est juste trop bon !(But, it is just too good!)

So I had to share to celebrate.

Strawberry Yogurt Verrine

(For 4 glasses)

You need :

    The yogurt:

  • 2 cups plain yogurt
  • 4 Tbsp brown cane sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

The strawberries:

  • 1 lb 2 oz strawberries, diced
  • 2 Tbsp muscat
  • 2/3 cup unsalted pistachios, in their shells
  • 4 Tsp brown cane sugar
  • Zest of 2 limes and the juice
  • Mint, chopped

    • The raspberry sauce:

  • 1 cup raspberry purée (or juice)/ or berry purée
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch, diluted in 2 Tbsp water
  • A few drops of lemon juice

      • Steps:

    • Wash and dice the strawberries.
    • Shell and chop the pistachios coarsely.
    • Chop the mint.
    • Mix the sugar, lime zest, lime juice, muscat in a small bowl.
    • Add the strawberries. Place them in the fridge for 30 min to macerate.
    • Mix the yogurt with the brown cane sugar and vanilla extract. Keep on the side.
    • Heat the raspberry purée with a few drops of lemon.
    • Dilute the cornstarch in a few Tbsp of cold water and add to the warm purée. Bring to a first boil and stir until it gets thicker. Let cool and divide between four glasses.
    • Add the yogurt.
    • Add the strawberries and serve.
    Le coin français
    Verrine au yaourt et aux fraises

    (Pour 4 verres)

    Ingrédients :

      Le yaourt :

    • 500 g de yaourt velouté
    • 50 g de cassonade (4 càs)
    • 1 càc de vanille liquide

    Les fraises :

  • 500 g de fraises coupées en petits dés
  • 2 càs de muscat
  • 60 g de pistaches entières non salées
  • 4 càs de cassonade
  • Zeste de 2 citrons verts et leur jus
  • Menthe hachée

    • La sauce à la framboise :

  • 250 ml de purée (ou jus) de framboises/ou de fruits rouges
  • 1 cas de maïzena délayée dans un peu d’eau
  • Quelques gouttes de jus de citron

      • Étapes :

    • Coupez les fraises en petits dés.
    • Décortiquez et hachez les pistaches grossièrement.
    • Hachez la menthe.
    • Mélangez la cassonade, le zeste de citron vert et leur jus, et le muscat dans un petit bol.
    • Ajoutez les fraises et mélangez bien. Mettez au frais a macérer pendant 30 min.
    • Mélangez le yaourt avec la cassonade et l’extrait de vanille. Réservez.
    • Faites chauffer la purée de framboises avec le citron.
    • Délayez la maïzena dans un peu d’eau et ajoutez-la à la purée chaude. Portez à première ébullition et faites cuire jusqu’à épaississement, sans cesser de remuer. Laissez refroidir et versez dans quatre verres.
    • Ajoutez le yaourt.
    • Finissez avec les fraises et servez.
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    1. This looks so fresh and yummy! Especially right for summer! I would love to have some right now…it is summer here too, but so incredibly hot…blistering really. It would be perfect to have such cool fresh desserts…thank you for sharing the recipe :)

      Comment by joey — On April, 22nd, 2007 at 10:17 pm

    2. Ah! If only all vitamins were so beautiful to take!!!

      I too am impatiently waiting for our strawberries to start going. Soon my friend … very soon!

      Comment by Ivonne — On April, 22nd, 2007 at 11:08 pm

    3. Lovely! What a great verrine to have around, breakfast, lunch or dinner. You have a way with colors…”de la pure poesie”
      My heart skipped a beat at the red of these strawberries and the green of the pistachios against the yogurt.

      Comment by Helen — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 12:11 am

    4. Voici une belle et succulente utilisation de yaourts!

      Comment by Samania — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 12:25 am

    5. J’aurais eu la même réponse à cette question!
      Magnifique interprétation! Avec les pistaches, je craque!

      Comment by $ha — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 1:09 am

    6. yummy, delicious!

      Comment by leonine19 — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 1:16 am

    7. Une verrine toute simple au yaourt ,sans ricotta, sans crème fraîche, chouette ! Ca change ! C’est beau, c’est tout frais, c’est parfait pour l’été ! Comme d’habitude, tes photos sont alléchantes ! Tu n’as décidément pas ton pareil pour transformer en dessert de rêve tous les ingrédients que tu touches : cette magnifique verrine en est l’illustration parfaite !

      Une verrine qui va bien bien vite se retrouver à ma table ces prochaines semaines ;O)

      Merci pour l’idée Béa !

      PS : Et une version abricot ?! Tu pourrais nous inventer ça ?! Je sais, je suis une incorrigible gourmande… ;O)))

      Comment by Ingrid — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 1:19 am

    8. Moi non plus, je ne me lasse pas des fraises ! I, too, never get tired of strawberries !

      Comment by A Foodie Froggy in Paris — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 1:52 am

    9. huuum elles me mettent l’eau à la bouche ces magnifiques verrines !!

      Comment by matylda — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 1:57 am

    10. beautiful way to take your vitamins! love it!

      Comment by Kat — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 2:10 am

    11. Les desserts d’été vont commencer à envahir les blogs, c’est super. Tes verrines sont magnifiques et delicieuses sans aucun doute.

      Comment by sylvieaa — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 3:55 am

    12. Sounds fresh an tasty, yum!

      Comment by Mitsuko — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 4:38 am

    13. Frais, léger, coloré, parfumé, de saison …bref, magnifique!

      Comment by chantal33 — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 4:49 am

    14. That is just a lovely way to celebrate spring — or summer (with the temperature reaching 80 today in Boston, I guess we must concede that spring has passed us by). For the past few years I have been growing the tiniest strawberries in my garden, just so I can be ready for dishes like this one.

      Comment by Lydia — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 5:22 am

    15. C’est vrai que les petites fraises sont délicieuses, plus sucrées, plus goûteuses. Ta verrine doit vraiment exploser de saveurs!

      Comment by Ninnie — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 5:47 am

    16. Je n’ai qu’un mot à dire: miam!

      Comment by ninette — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 6:30 am

    17. Ahh, like you, I could never possibly be tired of strawberries, there is something about that that appeals to my hidden love of girliness, they remind me of tea parties and scones and shortbread…

      Comment by Ellie — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 7:22 am

    18. P. is joking, yes? How could you ever get sick of strawberries? Especially as beautifully as yours are presented!

      Comment by Anita — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 10:21 am

    19. Hummm! ça à l’air trop bon!!!

      Delphine

      Comment by Dame de Lotus — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 2:01 pm

    20. I have a soft spot for strawberries – not only were they the favorite fruit of my youth, but their growing season marks the time of year I fell in love with the man who is now my husband. I am surely amazed that you could make strawberries and yogurt so truly romantic. I love the girly quality of your most recent pink-hued posts!

      Comment by tara — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 2:28 pm

    21. Elles exquisent tes verrines et moi non plus je n’en ai pas marre des fraises !

      Comment by Fabienne — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 4:45 pm

    22. How funny, Bea. I just posted a similar dessert the other day that I called Strawberry Rhubarb Trifle/Verrine with Rose Geranium Panna Cotta and Pistachio Praline”. Great minds must think alike :D

      Comment by Brett — On April, 23rd, 2007 at 6:25 pm

    23. Ca a l’air delicieux…. j’essaie des que nous avons des fraises….

      Comment by Mathilde H-S — On April, 24th, 2007 at 3:48 pm

    24. Merci pour ta participation.

      Maintenant, tu connais Croque-en-Bouche !
      N’hesite pas à nous rejoindre !
      ET connais-tu A Layer Cake, même principe en anglais mais il commence!
      http://alayercake.blogspot.com

      à bientôt

      Comment by bernie — On April, 25th, 2007 at 1:33 am

    25. I may have put together these same ingredients but I don’t think my presentations was up to yours.
      P surprises me, how could you ever, ever tire of strawberries!!

      Comment by MyKitchhenInHalfCups — On April, 25th, 2007 at 8:32 am

    26. I love the colours…looks divine….I am gonna try it, if it comes out anything close to yours then I will post it on my blog…I hope thats okay

      Comment by Dilip — On May, 5th, 2007 at 7:12 am

    27. Those are beautiful cups… may I ask where you got them?

      Comment by hilary — On May, 11th, 2007 at 5:51 pm

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