Verrine of avocado mousse and crab
A layer of light avocado mousse on a bed of crab meat in a herb rémoulade dressing.
163K 25 4.4
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 g crab meat - 7
2 tablespoons Rémoulade dressing - 8
chives - 9
1 pinch vitamin C (optional) - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 825 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Start to finish |
|---|---|
| 35 min. | 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 g 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 522 Kcal or 2,186 Kj | 29 gr | 8 gr | 41 gr |
| 26 % | 11 % | 1 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 63 Kcal or 264 Kj | 4 gr | 1 gr | 5 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 131 Kcal or 548 Kj | 7 gr | 2 gr | 10 gr |
| 7 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
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.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Crab meat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Seafood feuillantines, Breton Sandwich, Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Crab Cakes, ... All |
 | Tabasco: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mexican tart, Avocado and smoked salmon terrine , Caesar salad, Express chilli con carne, Mexican salad, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Special Parmesan baguettes, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Veal Marengo, Avocado with Sautéed Prawns , ... All |
 | Rémoulade dressing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cauliflower and egg salad, Spring radish and avocado salad, Bistro-style beetroot salad, Gribouille dressing, Seafood rice salad, ... All |
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