Eton Mess

Directions

1. 1
   Place strawberries in a bowl, sprinkle over 1 tbsp sugar and toss well. Stand for 20 mins, tossing from time to time.
2. 2
   Roughly chop one-quarter of the strawberries and set aside separately to the remaining strawberries.
3. 3
   Whip the cream and 1 tbsp sugar until forming stiff peaks. Reserve 1 meringue nest for decoration and crumble the remaining meringues into the cream. Add the chopped strawberries and fold in.
4. 4
   Lightly fold in the remaining halved or quartered strawberries, reserving a few for decoration.
5. 5
   Arrange mixture in bowls. Scatter with remaining strawberries and crumble over remaining meringue.