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Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts

A lightly spiced mousse, made with raw beetroot, with a layer in the centre of finely diced beetroot and roughly chopped walnuts. Discover or rediscover the taste of raw beetroot, very special and so "earthy".

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Last modified on: October 13^th 2010

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For 12 glasses, you will need:

1 1 raw beetroot
2 1 handful walnut kernels
3 1 lemon
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
5 200 ml liquid cream
6 ½ teaspoon wasabi
7 a little chives
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 688 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel and wash 1 raw beetroot. Cut into slices, slices into sticks and sticks into small dice.

You can also use and electric cutter (not as pretty but easier and faster).

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Put the small beetroot dice in a bowl, reserve 1 teaspoon of it and all the remaining pieces.

In the bowl, add 1 lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well and put in the fridge until using.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

In a high-sided bowl or blender, put the remaining beetroot, add 200 ml liquid cream, ½ teaspoon wasabi, salt and pepper.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Use a blend for a few seconds...

Stage 5

...until you get a lovely flashy pink cream.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Pour the beetroot cream into a fine sieve, force it through, using a maryse.

We do that to remove all the remaining small pieces of beetroot, and get a smooth cream.

Stage 7

If you have mixed the cream well, it should be firm enough (like a chantilly cream), otherwise whip it to get a mousse.

You can also use a gourmet whip, faster and easier.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Peel and roughly chop walnuts.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Arrange the dish, using for example small glasses, or any other transparent container.

Start with a layer of beetroot mousse.

Stage 10 - 5 min.

Remove the bowl of diced beetroot from the fridge, and add a layer.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Then a layer of chopped walnuts.

Stage 12 - 5 min.

Then another beetroot mousse layer.

Stage 13

Finish with some chopped chives on top, and refrigerate until serving.

All the ingredients can be prepared beforehand, maybe the day before, but it's always better to make the final preparation at late as possible.

Remarks

If you're worried by wasabi, replace it with a dash of Tabasco to keep the spicy taste, or omit it.

If you don't have chives, a parsley or chervil leaf will be ok. It's quite important to have something green with the pink of the mousse.

Raw beetroot taste is a bit disconcerting, if it's your first try don't be surprised by the "earthy" taste. Anyway it's much more interesting than the sweetish taste of cooked beetroot.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,341 Kcal or 5,614 Kj	61 gr	50 gr	100 gr
67 %	24 %	5 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
195 Kcal or 816 Kj	9 gr	7 gr	14 gr
10 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

Per glass
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
112 Kcal or 469 Kj	5 gr	4 gr	8 gr
6 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Nuts, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 12 glasses : 2.83 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Artichoke hearts forestier , Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy rice with spinach, Hot tomato sauce, Turban of sole with langoustines, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Scallops with cabbage julienne, ... All
	Raw beetroot: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Raw beetroot salad, Polish-style beetroot salad, Beetroot and black radish salad, Sushi, ... All
	Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Raw beetroot salad, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, Endive and walnut salad, Chocolate mendiants, Beetroot and black radish salad, ... All

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