British favourites are on the menu for the special picnic to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on June 4.
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal together with royal chef Mark Flanagan have designed the menu that will be served to as many as 15,000 guests in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.
Because of the sheer volume of attendees, the dishes, which include British classics such as coronation chicken and Scottish smoked salmon, will be served cold.
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Now you can enjoy a touch of his magic at
Dish type: Dessert
Serves 8
Ingredients:
For the crumble:
50g golden caster sugar
65g ground almonds
50g plain flour
Pinch of salt
50g essential Waitrose Unsalted Butter
For the strawberry and rose compote:
400g strawberries, washed and hulled (200g chopped, 200g quartered)
120g fruit sugar
20ml vodka (optional – omit if cooking for children)
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp rosewater
20ml elderflower cordial
For the marbled cream:
160ml essential Waitrose whipping cream
400g Waitrose Organic Wholemilk Natural Live
Bio Yogurt
To serve:
60g broken meringue pieces
Sprinkling freeze-dried strawberries
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC, gas mark 3.
2. To make the crumble, place the sugar, almonds, flour and salt in
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