10 Summer Desserts: French toast paired with a strawberry salad
updated the 28 August 2015 à 17:39The famous toast adorned with delicious strawberries … We love it!
Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 8 people
Ingredients:
Fruit salad:
– 125g Ciflorettes
– 100g Charlottes
– 1 untreated lemon (zest + 1 tbsp. Tablespoons juice)
The vanilla syrup:
– 500g water
– 150g sugar
– 1 vanilla pod
The toast:
– 8 pieces of stale bread
– 4 eggs
– Sugar 20g
– 10cl of milk
– 1 vanilla pod
– Butter for cooking
For the syrup:
1. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise and scrape it with the tip of a knife to make out if the tiny black seeds contain any fragrance.
2. In a saucepan, mix half vanilla and small black seeds with water and sugar.
3. Bring to a boil, remove from heat immediately and let cool.
4. Remove the cloves and reserve half the syrup.
For the the strawberry salad:
1. Hull the strawberries and cut them in regular halves.
2. Get the lemon zest with a zester or a vegetable peeler, taking care not to scratch the white skin that is bitter.
3. Place the fruit in a bowl, pour the lemon juice and zest and mix gently.
4. Pour the cold syrup vanilla and mix very gently. Let stand until cool to taste for at least 3 hours.
For the french toast:
1. Cut pieces of bread into thick slices. In a bowl, mix the eggs and sugar with a small whisk, then add the milk and vanilla.
2. Soak the bread pieces in the mixture for a few minutes.
3. Quickly drain the pieces of bread, then bake in a hot pan with a little butter until browned. Turn them 1 or 2 times.
Serve the french toast hot with salad strawberries.
Bon Appetit!
Continue reading our report on summer desserts:
Strawberry and chocolate crumble
Strawberry cake with rose biscuits
Strawberry tart with olive oil cream
Charlotte of Asparagus with smoked duck
Cucumber and beetroot Cappuccino
