Strawberry in its natural way, nettle and elderflower dish

Jean-Philippe Blondet

Jean-Philippe Blondet

31st July 2025
Jean-Philippe Blondet

Strawberry in its natural way, nettle and elderflower dish

300 min

By Executive Pastry Chef Valentin Jollivet at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester

Ingredients

elderflower sorbet

  • 1400g Water
  • 16g Super Neutrose
  • 172g Glucose Powder
  • 260g Sugar
  • 512g Cream
  • 512g Greek Yoghurt
  • 280g Elderflowers
  • 164g Lemon Juice

strawberry marmalade

  • 1000g Frozen Strawberry
  • 50g Sugar
  • 10g Pectin NH

Nettle Chloriphile

  • 250g Nettle

Strawberry Condiment

  • 100g Strawberry
  • 20 pcs Nettle Leaves
  • 10g Nettle Chlorophyll
  • 5g Black Lemon Paste
  • 50g Olive Oil
  • QS Sea Salt

Strawberry Granite

  • 1000g Frozen Strawberry
  • 5g Black Lemon Powder

Strawberry Jelly

  • 200g Strawberry Juice
  • 5g Elderflower
  • 16g Gelatine Masse

Lemon Condiment (Cooked)

  • 1000g Lemon
  • 1000g Lemon Juice
  • 500g Sugar (first stage)
  • 10g Pectin NH
  • 60g Sugar (second stage)
  • 10g Ginger Microplane
  • 70g Lemon Juice (final stage)

Lemon Condiment (Black Lemon Mix)

  • 100g Lemon Condiment
  • 5g Black Lemon Powder

Strawberry Cook in the Deck Oven

  • Strawberries
  • Olive Oil

Sweet Dough

  • 750g Butter
  • 475g Icing Sugar
  • 150g Almond Powder
  • 5g Salt
  • 290g Whole Egg
  • 1250g Flour T55

plating

  • Fresh Strawberry
  • Nettle Powder
  • Nettle Chips
  • Elderflowers (Fresh)

Method

Elderflower Sorbet

Make the sorbet syrup by combining the water and glucose powder.
Once the syrup is ready, leave it to cool down.
Once it is at 60°C, add the syrup to the elderflowers and infuse for 30 minutes.
Pass the elderflower syrup through a strainer and add it to the yoghurt and cream. Blend together with the lemon juice.

Strawberry Marmalade

Cook the strawberry slowly. Halfway through cooking, add the powder and continue to cook slowly until boiling.
Place the mix on a Japanese steel tray to cool down.
Once cold, put the mix on a non-stick silicone baking mat and cook for 15 minutes at 160°C.

Nettle Chloriphile

Once the water is boiling, add the nettle and cook for 2–3 minutes. Retain the cooking water.
Place the nettle in ice and cold water.
When cold, blend the nettle with a bit of the remaining cooking water.

Strawberry Condiment

Combine all ingredients together in a mortar.

Strawberry Granite

Sous-vide the strawberry in a steam oven at 50°C for 12 hours.
Pass through a strainer and add the black lemon powder.
Leave overnight in the fridge to infuse.
The next day, pass the infusion through a strainer and place it in the freezer.

Strawberry Jelly

Combine the strawberry juice and gelatine at 60°C and add the elderflower.
Infuse for 30 minutes and pass through a strainer.
Place in a box and store in the fridge.

Lemon Condiment (Cooked)

Cut the lemon into small pieces and blanch three times.
Add to the lemon juice with 500g sugar and cook slowly.
Midway through cooking, add the remaining sugar, pectin, and ginger.
Once cooked, add the lemon juice at the end.

Lemon Condiment (Black Lemon Mix)

Combine all ingredients together in a mortar.

Strawberry Cook in the Deck Oven

Cut a small quantity of strawberries in half and add a small amount of olive oil.
Cook in a deck oven at 180°C for 30–40 minutes.

Sweet Dough

Make a classic sweet dough at 400g per sheet at 2mm thickness.
Bake at 160°C for 12 minutes.

Small Contribution. Big Impact.

The Staff Canteen has always been more than a website—it’s a community, built by and for hospitality. We share the wins, the challenges, the graft, and the inspiration that keeps kitchens alive.

We believe in staying open to everyone, but creating this content takes real resources. If you’ve ever found value here—whether it’s a recipe, an interview, or a laugh when you needed it most—consider giving just £3 to keep it going.

 

A little from you keeps this space free for all. Let’s keep lifting the industry, together.