Berry season is here. Celebrate with this Berry Parfait With Avocado Cream. Recipe courtesy of Chef Jesús González of La Cocina Que Canta Culinary Center at Rancho La Puerta spa in San Diego.

INGREDIENTS
½ cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 medium ripe avocado
1 cup organic vanilla soy milk
2 tablespoons brandy
2 tablespoons fructose
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1½ cups blueberries
(6 ounces)
1½ cups sliced
strawberries or raspberries
Zest from 1 orange
6 whole strawberries for garnish

In a blender or food processor bowl, combine the avocado, cottage cheese, soy milk, brandy, vanilla and zest. Process until smooth and creamy. Pace ½ cup berries in six sparkling wine glasses or dessert cups. Top with 2 ounces of the avocado cream and garnish with a fanned strawberry. (To fan the strawberry, cut thin slices from tip up but not through the stem, then fan slices out.)