- 100 g fresh cow’s milk
- 40 g egg white
For the gazpacho:
- 2 bunches of asparagus
- 1 cucumber
- 2 bunches of fresh coriander
- 40 g apple vinegar
- extra virgin olive oil, as needed
- basil
For the lemon gel
- 500 ml lemon juice
- 100 ml water
- 4 g agar agar powder
For the gazpacho:
For the lemon gel
Method:
For the baked ricotta mousse:
whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until firm and then carefully add the ricotta.
Mix well and pour into individual oven-proof moulds. Bake at 170°C for 4 minutes.
For the gazpacho:
chop the asparagus, cucumber and coriander roughly and leave to marinate overnight in the apple vinegar, oil and salt. Then liquidise everything.
For the lemon gel:
heat the lemon juice and water in a small saucepan to boiling point, then add the agar agar.
When it boils, mix well for a few seconds and then remove from the heat.
Pour into a tall jug and beat.
When cool, liquidise with a blender.
To serve:
garnish a soup bowl with the lemon gel some chopped asparagus.
Lay the baked ricotta mousse on top and pour the gazpacho around it, garnish with a few basil leaves.
Enjoy your meal from Chef Nicholas Duonnolo of “La Ménagère“!
Enjoy it’s from Europe!