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White Tomato Mousse
White Tomato Mousse is a delicately flavored mousse made from white tomatoes macerated with white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic, and herbs. The clarified tomato juice is combined with whipped heavy cream and gelatin to create a light, airy texture with subtle acidity and herbal notes. This mousse offers a refined way to enjoy tomato in a smooth, chilled form.
Prep Time
6 hrs
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
6 hrs 25 mins
Servings:
20
servings
Course:
Appetizer
Ingredients
For the Tomato Juice (Yields 1 Cup):
- 500 grams white balsamic vinegar fully ripe
- 30 milliliters white balsamic vinegar
- 60 milliliters olive oil virgin
- 20 grams garlic cloves
- 5 grams chervil leaves
- 5 grams oregano leaves
- salt sea salt
- white pepper from the mill
For the Mousse:
- 1 tomato juice
- 300 milliliters heavy cream whipped to soft peak
- 3 leaves gelatine
Instructions
- Wash and clean the tomatoes thoroughly and quarter them.
- In a bowl combine them with all ingredients and let them macerate for at least 5 to 6 hours in the refrigerator.
- Line a stainless steel bowl with a muslin cloth.
- Place the tomatoes and all the liquid into a blender. Using the chopper function pulse the tomatoes to a coarse/rough puree. Pour into the cloth-lined bowl and with a butcher string tie the cloth together and hang the tomato mixture over the bowl.
- The white liquid draining out of the cloth will become the base of the mousse.
- Soak the gelatin leafs in ice water until soft.
- Place 15 ml (1/2 fl oz) of the tomato liquid in a small bowl. Remove the gelatin leafs form the water and squeeze out well.
- Combine the gelatin with the small amount of tomato liquid.
- Over steam gently bring the mixture to temperature, while stirring softly until the gelatin has completely dissolved. Do not boil or overheat, as the gelatin will loose it’s gelling power if heated too much.
- Take away from the heat and combine little by little with the rest of the tomato liquid and then fold into the cream.
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