Blue Cheese And Peanut Ring Recipe
- 4 ounce Vegetarian Stilton cheese, grated
- 8 ounce Curd cheese
- 2 tsp Fresh chives, minced
- 2 x Free-range Large eggs, separated
- 4 x Heaped tbsp agar agar Grated rind of 1/2 lemon
- 8 fl ounce Water
- 1/4 pt Natural lowfat yoghurt Salt and freshly grnd black pepper
- 2 ounce Roasted USA peanuts, roughly minced
- 1 sm Bunc watercress
- 1.
- Blend together the Stilton cheese, curd cheese, chives and egg yolks.
- 2.
- Dissolve the agar agar in the water in a pan over a low heat till completely dissolved - up to 20 min.
- (Don't try to speed up the process by heating the water quickly, or possibly using it before fully dissolved).
- Allow to cold a little, then stir it into the cheese mix with lemon rind and natural lowfat yoghurt.
- Leave mix on one side to start to thicken.
- 3.
- Whisk egg whites till stiff, fold a little into mousse mix first then lightly and quickly mix in the rest.
- Check for seasoning.
- 4.
- Lightly grease a 1/2pint ring mould.
- Turn mousse into mould and leave overnight in the fridge to set.
- 5.
- Next day, ease the mousse from the sides of the mould.
- Turn it onto a serving plate and carefully coat the sides with the peanuts, pressing them into the surface.
- Fill the centre with the watercress before serving.
vegetarian, cheese, fresh chives, eggs, agar agar, water, salt, peanuts, watercress
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blue-cheese-and-peanut-ring-87323 (may not work)