Blackberries with hazelnut meringues and vanilla cream

Hazelnut meringues

¼ tsp	Salt
4	Eggs, (whites)
¼ tsp	Lemon juice
1 cup	Caster sugar
¼ cup	Hazelnuts, (toasted)

Ingredients

1 cup	Cream
1 cup	Blackberries (Main)
1	Vanilla bean, (split length ways)
1	Icing sugar

Directions

1. To make the meringues; whisk the egg whites until they reach a stiff foam, then add the salt and the lemon juice.
2. Continue whisking while adding a little sugar at a time to create a glossy meringue.
3. Finely chop the hazelnuts or place into a food processor and pulse until fine. Add the hazelnuts to the meringue.
4. Preheat the oven to 150C. Line a baking tray and either pipe the meringues or use a teaspoon. Bake for approximately 1 hour or until the meringues are dry and crisp.
5. Allow to cool. If not using straight away, put into a sealed container.
6. Serve with plenty of fresh blackberries and cream whisked with the seeds scraped from the vanilla bean. Dust with icing sugar.