Kiwi and Citrus Meringue Shells
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 30 minutes
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup castor sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 kiwi fruits
1 ruby red grapefruit
1 navel orange
whipped cream
chopped mint
Set oven at 110C. Lightly brush oven tray with oil or line with
baking paper.
Add salt
to egg whites and beat until stiff.
Add sugar
gradually and continue to beat until stiff.
Stir in
vanilla essence.
Pipe into
round shells on oven tray.
Bake for
1-1 1/2 hours, reducing temperature during cooking. Meringue shells
should
not colour.
Cool on
cake cooler.
Add some
whipped cream to the bottom of the meringue shell and fill with a
selection
of sliced Kiwi Fruit, Ruby Red Grapefruit segments and segments of
Navel
oranges.
Garnish
with fresh chopped mint leaves.