Pear mousse recipe

A divine pear and Roquefort mousse from Michelin starred chef Phil Thompson, which successfully teases the taste buds with its sweet and savoury aspect.

Ingredients

Details

  • Cuisine: French
  • Recipe Type: Dessert
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Preparation Time: 5 mins
  • Cooking Time: 15 mins
  • Serves: 4

Step-by-step

  1. Bring the poached pear ingredients to the boil and burn off the alcohol. Cook for approx. a further 10 - 15 minutes - till pear softens Allow to cool
  2. Melt the white chocolate. Semi-whip the cream. Whisk half of the cream into the chocolate and melt in the Roquefort Fold in the rest of the cream and allow to set in the fridge.
  3. To serve: Layer tempered chocolate using the pear, dice to build height. Melt a little chocolate and split with olive oil for the plate Quenelle the mousse onto the top layer, then serve.

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