
Quick, easy and lemony-yummy
strawberry parfaits made with purchased lemon curd which is folded
into whipped cream and then layered with fresh strawberry.
Strawberry-Lemon
Parfait
- 1 /2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup prepared lemon curd* (or make your own, see a recipe
here)
Grated peel of 1 lemon
2 pint baskets fresh California strawberries, stemmed and sliced
Mint sprigs, for garnish
- Small crisp cookies for
accompaniment
- In medium bowl whip cream
to form stiff peaks.
- In another medium bowl
mix about one-fourth of the cream into lemon curd to blend thoroughly,
then fold in remaining cream and the lemon peel. Chill.
- To serve, arrange 3 layers
of strawberries and 2 layers of lemon cream in each of 4 stemmed
glasses, beginning and ending with strawberries. Garnish with
mint. Serve with small crisp cookies.
Makes 4 servings.
* Lemon curd is available
in the jam and jelly section or gourmet foods section of most
supermarkets.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving: 215 calories; 2 g protein; 12 g fat; 26 g carbohydrate;
43 mg cholesterol
Recipe provided courtesy of California Strawberry
Commission. ©2003 California Strawberry Commission. All
rights reserved. Used with permission.