Avocado mousse with sorrel
Avocado is rarely paired with sorrel, yet they go well together as the slight acidity of the sorrel balances the smooth richness of the avocado nicely.
In this recipe they are combined in a cool, fresh avocado and sorrel mousse, served here with eggy bread fingers.
In this recipe they are combined in a cool, fresh avocado and sorrel mousse, served here with eggy bread fingers.
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Last modified on: July 6th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
2 avocados - 2
2 tablespoons lemon juice - 3
2 g vitamin C (optional) - 4
50 g sorrel - 5
1 hard-boiled egg - 6
2 slices bread - 7
20 g butter - 8
30 g beaten egg - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 780 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 min. | 5 min. | 5 min. | 43 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Blend for the first time.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Chop 1 hard-boiled egg.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Divide the mixture out into individual glasses/verrines (a forcing bag is ideal for this) and refrigerate until serving.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
The eggy bread fingers
Butter 2 slices bread.Stage 8 - 3 min.
Cut into fingers.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Dip the unbuttered side into the beaten egg and leave to soak for 5 minutes.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
Put a small frying pan on medium heat and add the bread fingers buttered side downwards.
Leave to brown for about 5 minutes, then flip them and over and turn off the heat. Leave the eggy side to cook gently.
Leave to brown for about 5 minutes, then flip them and over and turn off the heat. Leave the eggy side to cook gently.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
Just before serving, stick a bread finger or two into the mousse and garnish with a sorrel leaf. Serve without delay.
Remarks
You can use lime juice instead of lemon. In this case, reduce the quantity by half, as the flavour is much stronger.
If you prepare this the day before serving, do add the Vitamin C and refrigerate covered with plastic film. Only transfer to the final individual glasses next day.
The quantity of sorrel is for guidance, so use more if you like it.
If you prepare this the day before serving, do add the Vitamin C and refrigerate covered with plastic film. Only transfer to the final individual glasses next day.
The quantity of sorrel is for guidance, so use more if you like it.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, with Vitamin C added, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 275 Kcal or 1,151 Kj | 16 gr | 68 gr | 25 gr |
| 14 % | 6 % | 6 % | 4 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 35 Kcal or 147 Kj | 2 gr | 9 gr | 3 gr |
| 2 % | 1 % | 1 % | <1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 69 Kcal or 289 Kj | 4 gr | 17 gr | 6 gr |
| 3 % | 2 % | 2 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 1.53 €
- Per person : 0.38 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Sorrel: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare sorrel, Salmon with sorrel, Sorrel soup, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , Herb salad, ... All |
 | Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to make tart cases, Apple Strudel, Chouquettes, Vol-au-vent cases, 3-fruit brioche loaf, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sesame cookies, Tyrolean apple crumble, Moist chocolate cake, Checkerboard biscuits, Lille style chicken, ... All |
 | Avocado: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mexican tart, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Mexican ceviche, Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , ... All |
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