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Verrine of avocado mousse and crab

A layer of light avocado mousse on a bed of crab meat in a herb rémoulade dressing.

185 K 4.3/5 (26 reviews)

35 min.

Easy

$5.70

2 people

11 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 16^th 2011

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 1 avocado
2 ¼ lime
3 1 tablespoon olive oil
4 2.5 drops Tabasco
5 1 egg white
6 75 ml crab meat
7 1 tablespoon rémoulade dressing
8 chives
9 ½ pinch vitamin C (optional)
10 salt
11 pepper

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Peel 1 avocado, then cut the flesh into large dice and put into a high-sided bowl.

Pour in the juice of ¼ lime, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2.5 drops Tabasco, salt, pepper and ½ pinch vitamin C (optional).

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 1 egg white 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: 75 ml crab meat, 1 tablespoon 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	10 RDI=6 %	4 RDI=0 %	30 RDI=4 %	320 RDI=20 %	1,350 RDI: 20 %
Per 100 g	3 RDI=1 %	1 RDI=0 %	6 RDI=1 %	80 RDI=4 %	330 RDI: 4 %
Per person	7 RDI=3 %	2 RDI=0 %	10 RDI=2 %	160 RDI=8 %	680 RDI: 8 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Shellfish, Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : $4.30
Per person : $2.15

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