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Pistachio Yogurt Panna Cotta with Watsonville Strawberries

This silky smooth panna cotta recipe by French chef Roland Passot is enhanced with the nutty crunch of American Pistachios and garnished with sweet, juicy Watsonville strawberries for a vibrant contrast. It’s an impressive dessert that will delight your guests, but is surprisingly easy to make.

Featuring American Pistachios

Recipe courtesy of Roland Passot

Ingredients

	Panna Cotta
480 g	Saint Benoit yogurt or plain organic yogurt
1 ½ sheets	Bronze gelatin
2 tbsp	Pistachio oil or 85g Pistachio paste
175 ml	Cream
67 g	Sugar
2 baskets	Strawberries
1 tbsp	Sugar
	Fresh ground black pepper to taste
1	Lemon, zested
	Pistachio Streusel
115 g	Butter
100 g	Confectioner’s sugar
75 g	Chopped pistachios
60 g	Flour
	Strawberry Foam
350 ml	Puree or liquid – Strawberry
¾ tsp	Xanthan Gum
240ml - 360 ml	Versawhip (gelatin)
32 g	Sugar

Step 1
Place the yogurt in a medium-sized bowl. Place the bronze gelatin into ice water to make it bloom. Combine pistachio paste, cream, and sugar, in a pot and bring to a simmer, mixing well. Add bloomed gelatin.
Step 2
Strain the combined ingredients (fine strainer or chinois) then add to the yogurt. Whisk together until thoroughly blended. Pour the panna cotta into 4 soup bowls.
Step 3
Set in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, and up to 24 hours.
Step 4
In a separate bowl, season the strawberries with sugar, fresh ground black pepper and lemon zest to taste. Once the panna cotta is set, top with seasoned strawberries.
Step 5
For the Pistachio Streusel: Combine the ingredients, in an electric mixer, using bowl and paddle. Freeze on 5x5x5 sheet tray. Bake at 190°C for 15 minutes. Sprinkle on top of strawberries.
Step 6
For the Strawberry Foam: Chill Puree or liquid; add the rest of the ingredients and whip until you get 5 times the volume. Spoon four dollops of the strawberry form on top of the streusel.

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Dinner, Lunch, Main Courses, Vegetarian or Vegan

Pistachio Yogurt Panna Cotta with Watsonville Strawberries

Ingredients

Panna Cotta

Pistachio Streusel

Strawberry Foam

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