Gazpacho Mousse
- 1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
- 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil
- 3/4 cup peeled, seeded and finely diced tomatoes
- 3/4 cup peeled, seeded and finely diced cucumber
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped scallion
- 4 tablespoons cored, seeded, finely diced sweet red pepper
- 1/2 cup tomato juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, loosely packed
- 1 envelope granular gelatin
- 3 egg whites, about one-third cup
- Put the bread crumbs, garlic and oil into the container of a food processor or electric blender.
- Blend thoroughly.
- Add one-half cup of diced tomatoes, one-half cup diced cucumber, the vinegar, chopped scallion, diced red pepper, the tomato juice, sugar and half the basil and blend as smoothly as possible.
- Scrape the liquid into a mixing bowl and add the remaining tomatoes, cucumber, onion, red pepper and basil.
- Blend well.
- Pour about one-fourth cup of the sauce into a saucepan and add the gelatin.
- Cook, stirring, over very low heat until the gelatin dissolves.
- Combine the gazpacho with the gelatin mixture and blend well.
- Let cool but do not allow the mixture to set.
- Beat the egg whites until they stand in soft peaks.
- Scrape them into the gazpacho mixture and blend well with a whisk.
- Lightly oil the inside of four individual half-cup souffle dishes, ramekins or other molds.
- Spoon or ladle equal portions of the gazpacho mixture into each mold.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- To serve, run a knife around the inside of each mold.
- Sit the molds briefly in a basin of warm water.
- Wipe off the bottom of the molds, and invert each on a plate.
bread crumbs, garlic, virgin olive oil, tomatoes, cucumber, redwine vinegar, scallion, sweet red pepper, tomato juice, sugar, fresh basil, granular gelatin, egg whites
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/2614 (may not work)