“This is a recipe I developed based on a Brazilian smoothie known ‘vitaminas’. Any fruit can be used. I have adapted this concept for a dessert - lime and chocolate are a classic combination and the subtle flavor of the avocado just balances it.” – Marcello Tully Serves 10 Ingredients 6-7 very ripe Hass avocados 240g caster sugar Juice of 4 Brazilian limes 150ml water 150ml double cream 3 tsp vanilla essence 4 ½ gelatine Leaves For the chocolate topping: 150g good quality dark chocolate drops 30ml double cream 30g butter
Method 1. Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for 4-5 minutes. 2. Place the sugar, water, double cream and vanilla essence into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Then remove from the heat. 3. Remove the gelatine leaves from the water and add to the liquid mix and whisk until completely dissolved. 4. Put the avocado flesh and lime juice in a food blender and puree. 5. Add the contents of the saucepan to the blender and blend once more. 6. Pour the mix into 10 moulds and set in the fridge, ideally overnight. 7. For the chocolate topping, gently heat and stir the chocolate drops, double cream and knobs of butter in a glass bowl standing over a pan water which has just boiled, until dissolved and a sauce is achieved. Don’t allow the bowl to touch the water directly. 8. Pour the chocolate onto the set parfaits still in the moulds, so that it completely covers the top. 9. Allow the chocolate to set leaving a good hour before decanting from the mould and serving. Brazilian Lime recipes by Marcello Tully