Chocolate ‘Chips’ with Strawberry Salsa

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This genius chocolate dessert will blow your guests away! Thomas Schnetzler's innovative chocolate dessert transforms tempered chocolate into crispy 'chips' served with fresh strawberry salsa and vanilla Chantilly cream. Ready in just 5 minutes, this chocolate dessert is like deconstructed chocolate-covered strawberries but so much better! The contrast of crisp chocolate dessert pieces with juicy berries and fluffy cream creates the perfect bite. This elegant chocolate dessert is ideal for dinner parties when you want something impressive but easy!

Ingredients:
Chips
100g vanilla milk chocolate, tempered

Salsa
Strawberries, finely diced
Touch of golden caster sugar
(optional - some black pepper or little basil makes for an intriguing addition)

Chantilly Cream
Cream
Touch of sugar to taste
Vanilla bean paste

Method:
For the chips, temper the chocolate and either create very thin disks or place onto a sheet of acetate plastic, top with another and using a rolling pin, spread to create a thin layer. Place the chocolate in the fridge to set.

For the salsa, place the chopped strawberries into a serving bowl and mix with a little sugar to taste.
This will also draw some moisture from the strawberries.

Lightly whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla and place into a small serving bowl.

To serve, gently peel back the sheet of the chocolate and break into random sizes.
Serve alongside the cream and salsa.

Get your guests to top the chocolate with some cream and salsa.
The contrast of rich, firm chocolate with the cool cream and the fruit is a delight.
Also wonderful with some cherries instead strawberries and for this, add a splash of Kirsch to the cream.
It creates a stunning Black Forest-style bite.