Grapefruit Mousse
- 2 red grapefruits
- 4 sheets gelatin
- 1 lime
- 1/2 cup Quark or 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 -3 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- 3 egg whites
- Peel or cut the skin off one grapefruit so that there is none of the white inner skin on the fruit.
- Then section the grapefruit and take the meat out of eat individual section, discard the membrane ( try to take out in one piece if possible), put on a small plate and set aside.
- Soften the geletin in a bowl of cold water.
- Wash the lime well under hot water.
- With a zester try to zest long thin stips off the skin off the lime (or use a knife, to be used to decorate the dish).
- Juice the lime and the second grapefuit into a medium bowl.
- Add the quark and honey and mix well.
- Whip the cream and vanilla sugar, fold into the cheese mixture.
- Take the softened gelatin out of the water and put into a small pot with 3 tbsps water and heat until gelatin is desolved.
- Pour the gelatin into the grapefruit cream mixture stir well.
- Then refrigerate for 10-15 minute to slightly gelled.
- In the meantime beat the egg whites to form stiff peaks.
- Take the grapefruit cream out of the fridge and fold the egg white foam into the mixture.
- Rinse 4 jelly molds or coffee cups with cold water.
- Pour the mixture into jelly molds.
- Put the molds into the fridge for 4 hours until set.
- To serve, demold the mousse onto serving dishes and decorate with the set aside grapefruit and lime zest.
- Enjoy.
red grapefruits, gelatin, lime, ricotta cheese, honey, whipping cream, vanilla sugar, water, egg whites
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grapefruit-mousse-152273 (may not work)