Verrine of avocado mousse and crab
A layer of light avocado mousse on a bed of crab meat in a herb rémoulade dressing.
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Last modified on: October 16th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
2 avocados - 2
½ lime - 3
2 tablespoons olive oil - 4
5 drops Tabasco - 5
2 egg whites - 6
150 ml crab meat - 7
2 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing - 8
chives - 9
1 pinch vitamin C (optional) - 10
salt - 11
pepper
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Preparation: 35 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Blend all of this together.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
For a smoother mousse, you can pass this purée through a sieve, but this is not essential.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Salt and pepper 2 egg whites then beat to stiff peak stage.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Incorporate the beaten whites into the avocado purée...
Stage 6
...folding them in gently with a maryse, tilting the bowl on its side, so as not to beat the air out of the whites, but produce a mousse.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
In a bowl mix: 150 ml crab meat, 2 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing, and finely chopped chives.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Divide the crab meat between the verrines.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Add the avocado mousse on top.
Stage 10
It's ready.
Remarks
The crab meat can be replaced with diced prawns, for example.
Keeping: A few hours in the fridge, protected from the air with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 10 % | 8 1 % | 50 8 % | 650 30 % | 2,710 30 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 1 % | 1 0 % | 6 1 % | 80 4 % | 330 4 % |
| Per person | 7 3 % | 2 0 % | 10 2 % | 160 8 % | 680 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.99 €
- Per person : 1.25 €
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)
Crab meat
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Tabasco
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Rémoulade dressing
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Avocado
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