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Kopapa on Monmouth Street is a great choice if you want a Christmas meal with a difference. Chefs Peter Gordon and Leigh Hartnett have taken the essence of Christmas classics and given it their fusion twist with tapa starters including Chestnut croquettes with tomato lime and chilli jam, and Panko crumbed turkey breast served with cranberry yuzu relish, green mango & coriander.

To help recreate the Kopapa experience at home, their executive chef and co-owner Peter Gordon shares his festive dessert recipe with us – a richly flavoured frozen Amaretto, fruit and nut terrine. This easy to follow recipe serves 8-12 people and you can make it up to a week in advance.

Frozen Amaretto, Fruit and Nut Terrine

You will need the following ingredients:

100ml Amaretto liquor
50g raisins
50g currants
800ml double cream
180ml runny honey or golden syrup
400g raspberries
100g lightly toasted flaked almonds
100g lightly toasted pistachios, hulled
8 Amaretti biscuits, roughly crushed
Crisp biscuit/ pistachio biscotti to garnish

Follow these simple instructions:
1. Line a loaf tin with a double thickness of cling film, making sure there is at least a 10cm overhang on all sides and place in the freezer.
2. Soak the raisins and currants in the Amaretto for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3. Once the fruit is ready, whip the cream and honey together to form peaks, neither too soft, nor too firm.
4. Fold in the raisins and the soaking liquor, the raspberries and the nuts. Pour into the terrine then sprinkle with the crushed biscuits.
5. Fold the clingfilm over and gently press down to seal. Freeze for at least 8 hours.
6. To serve, cut into 2cm thick slices and serve with a biscuit.
If you’re not a fan of home cooking, this dessert is also available on Kopapa’s festive menus – available now through to 22nd December. To book, CLICK HERE.

Also in December, Kopapa invites you to watch the world go by and soak up the spirit of Seven Dials on their outside terrace over a glass of mulled wine and under the warmth of glowing heaters, blankets and hot water bottle.

Kopapa Café and Restaurant
32-34 Monmouth Street