Summer Berry Pudding

Recipe from Food Network.

• For the berries:
• 2 cups strawberries, cleaned
• 2 cups raspberries
• 1 cup blueberries or blackberries
• 1 cup sugar
• Pinch salt
• For the berry puree:
• 1/2 cup simple syrup
• 2 cups raspberries
• Pinch of salt
• For the pudding:
• 10 to 15 slices sourdough bread, crust removed
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream
• Sea salt

Coarsely chop the strawberries and put them and the other berries in a sauce pan. Add the sugar and salt and cook over high heat until the berries are heated and just giving up their juices. About 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.

In a blender, puree the simple syrup with 2 pints of raspberries and pinch of salt until smooth. Set aside.

Line a 2-quart pudding mold or deep bowl with cheesecloth. Dip both sides of some of the bread slices in the raspberry puree and arrange around the sides and bottom of the mold. Soak the remaining slices in the berry puree and layer with the cooked berries. Repeat and end with a bread layer on top.

Using a plate that fits just inside the top of the mold, place it on top of the pudding. Put the mold in a pan and weight the plate. Refrigerate the pudding overnight.

To serve, un-mold the pudding onto a serving platter, remove the cheesecloth and serve with scoop or two of vanilla ice cream. Sprinkle a little salt on top of ice cream for that hand-churned effect of homemade ice cream. Serves 8.

Per serving: 344 calories; 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat; 10 percent calories from fat); 71 g carbohydrates; 14 mg cholesterol; 320 mg sodium; 5 g protein; 7 g fiber.