Feeling adventurous in the kitchen? How about having a go at making your own meringue for this delicious strawberry pavlova recipe. Showcase your British juicy strawberries in this irresistible Summer pudding.

Serves 6 – 8 people Ready in 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 egg whites

250g caster sugar

1 tsp white wine vinegar

1 tsp cornflour

1 tsp vanilla extract

For the topping

500g strawberries, hulled and halved

200g redcurrants, stalks removed

3 tbsp icing sugar

350ml double cream

Method

Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2.

Using a pencil, mark out the circumference of a dinner plate on baking parchment. Whisk the egg whites with a hand mixer until they form stiff peaks, then whisk in the sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until the meringue looks glossy.

Whisk in the vinegar, cornflour and vanilla. Spread the meringue inside the circle ensuring you make the sides a little higher than the middle.

Bake for 1 hr, then turn off the heat and let the Pavlova cool completely inside the oven.

When the meringue is cool, chop 100g of the strawberries. Mix them with half the redcurrants and 2 tbsp icing sugar and place in a food processor. Blitz until smooth and then push the fruit mixture through a sieve.

Whip the cream with the remaining icing sugar and spread it over the meringue. Put the remaining fruit on the cream and finally pour the sauce over the whole lot.