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Vegetable Mousse
  • For : side dish for meat and fish
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Vegetable Mousse :

  • 1 kg carrots, courgettes and other vegetables..
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 100 g whipping cream
  • salt, pepper
  • nutmeg (optional)

Technical stages for Vegetable Mousse :

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PRepare all the ingredients.

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Bring two pots of salted water to a boiling point.

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Boil separately the vegetables.

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When cooked...

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...drain.

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Put the vegetables on a baking sheet...

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...and dry them out for a few minutes in a warm oven to dry off as much water as possible (do not let them brown).

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Puree the vegetables in a bowl.

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Add the eggs...

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...and cream. Season.

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You should obtain a homogeneous and onctuous mixture. If you want to make mousse with two vegetables, repeat with the other vegetable (courgettes for instance).

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Put the greased mold(s) (you can use ramequins, terracota pots, etc..) in a shallow baking dish.

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Fill them to the half with the carrot mixture.

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Fill up to the rim with the second mixture.

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Fill up a baking sheet with water to cook the mousses in a bain Marie.

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Bake in warm oven (180°C or 356°F).

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Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, depending on size.

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The mousses rises a bit while baking.

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When finished, take out of the oven. If you want to eat soon, keep them in the bain Marie, otherwise take them out of the water, let cool and keep refrigerated.

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Bon appétit !!!

Thank you for following this recipe !

The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Mixer Bamix M 140Mixer Bamix M 140   Special offer   129.20 Euro 109.00 Euro
Pan oil spray 1Pan oil spray 1 10.09 Euro
Oven thermometerOven thermometer 14.10 Euro