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California Avocado Mousse Melba Recipe

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Avocado Tree (© Photographer: Stuart Taylor | Agency: Dreamstime.com)

Vegetarian cooking is not just for vegetarians. We can all benefit from adding more vegetarian cooking to our diets and cutting down on processed meats. There are plenty of delicious vegetarian dishes we can enjoy. Below is a delightful dessert recipe we got from the California Avocado Commission.

Avocados contribute nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds that can contribute to the nutrient quality of your diet. They are sodium- and cholesterol-free and have only 5 grams of fat per serving, most of it the monounsaturated kind. Avocados were once a luxury food reserved for the tables of royalty, but now California avocados are enjoyed around the world by people from all walks of life.

Ingredients

• 2 California avocados, seeded, peeled and mashed
• 1 Can sweetened condensed milk
• ½ Cup lemon juice
• 2 Cups heavy cream
• *Raspberry Sauce
• 10 Ounce package of frozen raspberries
• ½ Cup currant jelly
• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1 ½ Teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation

1. Blend avocados, milk and lemon juice in blender until smooth.
2. Whip 1 cup heavy cream; fold avocado mixture into whipped cream.
3. Spoon mixture into 4 cup serving dish; refrigerate 3 to 5 hours.
4. Prepare Raspberry Sauce.
5. Just before serving, whip remaining 1 cup heavy cream.
6. Spoon 1/2 cup whipped cream on each plate.
7. Spread into 5-inch circle with back of spoon.
8. Drizzle a thin line of Raspberry Sauce in a circle near the center.
9. Drizzle another thin line of Raspberry Sauce in circle 1 inch from outside edge of cream.
10. Using a knife, draw through whipped cream and Raspberry Sauce beginning at center and going to outside edge.
11. Spoon avocado mousse on side of whipped cream; serve with Raspberry Sauce.

*Raspberry Sauce Preparation

1. Thaw raspberries; heat with jelly to boiling.
2. Combine water and cornstarch; stir into raspberry mixture.
3. Heat to boiling; continue to boil and stir 1 minute.
4. Cool sauce.
5. Press through sieve to remove seeds before serving, if desired.

Copyright Courtesy of California Avocado Commission

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