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DESSERT
SERVES 4 COCO AVOCADO EGG
This decadent mousse looks like half an avocado when the skin is actually made of chocolate. Instant classic. Please note that to achieve the right effect, you will need to freeze some avocado skins overnight.
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INGREDIENTS
2 avocados 50g coconut oil, melted 50ml agave syrup 1 tbsp. maple syrup 1 tsp. vanilla essence
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Food processor Baking paper Zest and juice of ½ lime ±1tbsp. cocoa powder, for dusting 60g dark chocolate (70% or more cocoa)
To serve (optional): cress
Small sieve
METHOD
1 Cut the avocados in half, remove the pit and peel off the skin ensuring to keep it whole. Take the 4 empty avocado shells, fill them with water and freeze overnight. Use the flesh of 1 avocado for this recipe; the other one you can use for a different recipe in this book. 2 To make the mousse, blend all the ingredients except the cocoa powder and chocolate in a food processor until smooth. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to set. 3 Remove the frozen avocado shells from the freezer. Put them ice-side down, skin-side up on a piece of parchment paper. 4 Melt the chocolate using the bain-marie method used for the Chocolate Mousse (see p.74) , then carefully pour it over the 4 skins, using a spoon to make sure it coats them smoothly. The chocolate will harden quickly. 5 Once the chocolate is firm, carefully separate the chocolate from the avocado shell and ice so you will be left with a beautiful chocolate shell. Trim any excess chocolate with a sharp knife and try to make the egg look like an actual avocado. 6 Spoon the mousse into the chocolate shells. Make sure the surface of the mousse is completely smooth, so the desserts look like avocado halves. Use a piece of baking paper that is slightly bigger than the avocado and cut a perfect circle in the center that’s approximately the size of an avocado pit. Use this as a stencil to hold over the avocados and sieve cocoa powder onto the paper to draw a chocolate ‘pit’ on the surface of the mousse. 7 Serve garnished with microgreens or other decorations.
