Appetizer with asparagus

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A very delicious appetizer, perfect for a brunch and to be easily prepared with the new green or white asparagus. For a dinner with friends I filled the mousse into flower shaped silicone muffin cups. The original recipe is from Dr. Oetker and there filled into heart shaped muffin cups. Then they’re perfect for Mother’s day.

For the red coulis you need:
175ml beetroot juice
1 bag of Dr. Gelatine fix
some salt

Rinse muffin cups with cold water and place them on a board or small tray. Mix juice with salt and gelatine fix, divide between the cups and place them in the fridge.

For the mousse:
500g green or white asparagus
100ml vegetable stock
50g smoked salmon
5-6 bear’s garlic leaves
150g crème légère
juice of 1 lemon or lime fruit
1 bag of Dr. Oetker Gelatine fix
sugar
salt, freshly ground pepper

Wash and peel asparagus (only lower third of the green ones) and cut the lower third into small chunks. Put aside their heads. Take 200g of the chunks and cook in stock for about 5 minutes. Sieve them, collect stock in a bowl and let cool.
In the meantime wash bear’s garlic leaves and cut into very thin slices. Cut smoked salmon too.
Mix crème légère with stock and lemon juice. Then stir in gelatine fix with your hand blender until lightly foaming. Fold in asparagus chunks, salmon and bear’s garlic and divide beween muffin cups.Place in the fridge for at least two hours.

For the remaining asparagus:
some cooking oil,
1/2 tsp sugar,
3 tbsp balsamico bianco

Cut sloped pieces of remaining asparagus and roast them in some cooking oil. Spread 1/2 tsp of sugar on top and deglaze with 3 tbsp of balsamico. (I didn’t read the recipe correctly and took dark balsamico  – that makes asparagus look brownish but the taste is perfect) Leave asparagus chunks in boiling until cooled.
Release mousse from muffin cups with a sharp thin knife, turn out on plates and serve with the asparagus chunks. Goes best with fresh bread.

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On this foto served with “Three-cheese-Loaf” – recipe will be written down within the next days.

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