September, 2019 // recipes, Snacks and desserts

Dessert Tasting Platter

SERVES 4–6

This is my absolute favourite way to have dessert and share it with family and friends. It looks so beautiful, is healthy, and caters to varying tastes and dietary requirements. It is also a wonderful way to experiment with the very different combinations you can create.

INGREDIENTS
  • 200g good-quality dark chocolate, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 150g strawberries, hulled and sliced
  • 125g blueberries
  • 1 small handful Brazil nuts
  • 1 small handful hazelnuts
  • 1 small handful pecans
  • 2 tablespoons desiccated (shredded) coconut
  • 1 small handful basil leaves, torn
  • 1 small handful fresh edible rose petals*
  • 1 tablespoon edible dried lavender
  • 1 long red chilli, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon sea sal

METHOD
  1. Arrange the ingredients on a serving platter or chopping board and share with friends.
  2. This is a wonderful way to experiment with the very different combinations you can enjoy with dark chocolate: chocolate and lavender, chocolate with basil and blueberries, chocolate and sea salt.

    *Pesticide-free

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Carla Oates
Carla Oates Carla Oates is the founder and CEO of The Beauty Chef, and a pioneer in the ingestibles and gut health space. A former beauty editor turned wellness innovator, Carla created The Beauty Chef's first product Glow® in 2009—a groundbreaking fermented supernutrient powder with pre, pro & postbiotics. Today, she works alongside a team of naturopaths, nutritionists and microbiologists to develop The Beauty Chef's range of probiotic formulas, fermented for potency at their state-of-the-art Probiotic Lab in Sydney. Carla is also the author of three books, a longtime natural beauty columnist, and a sought-after speaker who has been featured at VOGUE Codes, WWD Beauty Summit and various international events and media.


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