Strawberry-Basil-Mint Mousse
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed from frozen
- 2 -3 teaspoons gelatin powder
- of fresh mint
- fresh basil
directions
- In a small pot, heat the strawberries and syrup. Sprinkle the gelatin over the strawberries and stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat and cool.
- Put egg whites in a medium sized bowl and beat with an electric mixer until frothy. Add the sugar a little at a time while continuing to beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks.
- In a separate larger bowl, beat the whipping cream until stiff peaks form.
- Place the cooled strawberry mixture in a blender and blend. Add about 10 mint leaves and 10 basil leaves and blend. Adjust to taste.
- Pour half the strawberry/herb mixture and half the egg whites into the whipped cream and fold together. Pour the rest of the strawberries and egg whites in and fold.
- Ladle the mousse into serving dishes and chill before serving, about one hour. A mint leaf makes a nice garnish.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
horseplay
Dorval, Quebec
So basically, I cook two nights a week for a household of four adults including myself. Here are their dietary preferences:
Person #1) Eats no meat, but seafood ok.
Person #2) Eats no meat, seafood, eggs, cheese or fermented items.
Person #3) Dislikes veggies, ethnic foods, and dishes with a lot of sauce. No tofu (this makes feeding persons 1 and 2 very difficult). Loves meat.
Person #4) Dislikes cooked veggies (raw ok) and tofu. Dislikes onions and peppers of any kinds.
Usually I end up making a meat-n-potatoes dish one night a week to satisfy diners #3 and 4, since the no-meat rule of diners #1 and 2 is a dietary thing, not moral/ethical, so they are okay with me picking out chunks of meat from say, a stew, and replacing it with veggie meat in their plates. The other night I make something vegetarian - squash as a main dish or something with lentils and beans. As long as there's no tofu, diners #3 and 4 will eat it, albeit with little enthusiasm.
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