Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat, then add the katafi and cook until it is a lovely golden toasted color. On medium heat with occasional stirring, this should take about 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, stir together the pistachio cream, tahini and salt until combined.
Add the toasted katafi to the pistachio cream mixture and stir together until evenly distributed. Cover and set aside until you are ready to serve.
Assemble and Serve Dubai Chocolate Strawberries
Wash and fully dry the strawberries, then slice them into halves or quarters.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second bursts, stirring in between until completely melted.
Put a layer of sliced strawberries in the bottom of each of your serving glasses.
Drizzle melted chocolate on top of the strawberries.
Spoon in a layer of pistachio filling.
Repeat the layers until the glasses are full. Top with some more fresh strawberries and a drizzle of chocolate.
Serve immediately - the chocolate will set if left to sit.
Notes
Ingredient Notes:
Pistachio Cream - Make sure you use pistachio cream and NOT pistachio paste or pistachio butter. There are a lot of recipes out there that think these are interchangeable, but they are completely different things.Pistachio paste/butter is 100% pistachios blended up like any other nut butter, but pistachio cream is a sweetened, creamy spread that adds the sweetness to the Dubai chocolate filling. Don't get them confused. Kataifi - This is phyllo pastry that has been shredded into very fine strands. You can find it online. I find it easiest to buy the kind that has already been dried and chopped.