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Ingredients
Strawberries on Coconut Gelatin
- Ingredients
- 2 Limes
- 1 cup unsweetened Coconut milk (9% fat)
- 1 tsp Agar
- 6 Tbsps powdered sugar
- 1 pc fresh ginger (about 1 ounce)
- 1 lb Strawberries (smallest ones possible)
- 2 sprigs Lemon balm
Juice limes. Mix about 4 ounces coconut milk in a small pot with the agar.
Bring the mixture to a boil, then simmer 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let cool.
Add remaining coconut milk, 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons lime juice to pot and whisk to a smooth cream.
Peel ginger root and cut into 4 pieces. Press 3 pieces with a garlic press into coconut cream. Season with 1-2 tablespoons more lime juice.
Rinse a baking dish (15 x 12 cm) (6 x 5 inch) with cold water and line it with plastic wrap.
Pour in coconut mixture, cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).
About 20 minutes before serving, rinse strawberries in a bowl with cold water and gently pat dry with paper towels. Halve strawberries and place in another bowl.
Press remaining ginger piece through the garlic press and mix with remaining powdered sugar and the berries. Rinse lemon balm, shake dry and pluck leaves.
Invert coconut gelatin onto a cutting board. Pull off plastic and cut the gelatin into large cubes. Top with strawberries and garnish with lemon balm leaves.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 169 cal. | (8 %) | ||
| Protein | 2 g | (2 %) | ||
| Fat | 6 g | (5 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 25 g | (17 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 15 g | (60 %) | ||
| Roughage | 2.5 g | (8 %) |
Healthy, because
This dessert does not contain any animal products and has correspondingly low levels of saturated fatty acids.
Even smarter
You can get agar-agar in organic shops, health food stores, and well-assorted supermarkets as powder or flakes. The tasteless vegetable gelling and binding agent made from seaweed offers vegetarians a good alternative to gelatine.