Red Pepper Mousse Recipes

ROASTED RED PEPPER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saute pan and gently cook the garlic and onions until soft. Add the red peppers, 2/3 cup/150 ml of the stock and the tomato paste. Season with salt, black pepper and piment d'espelette. Simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid has completely evaporated. Puree with an immersion blender and transfer to a metal or glass bowl.
• Stir the gelatin into the remaining stock in a small saucepan and heat, stirring to dissolve. Mix it well into the puree. Set the mixture on a bed of ice and cool until the mixture mounds when dropped from a spoon. Check the seasonings, adding lemon for acidity if needed. (The mixture should be highly seasoned because the cream, once added, will dilute the taste a bit.)
• Whip the cream and gently fold it in. Pour the mixture into a mold, cover and chill until serving, at least 4 hours.

PUMPKIN SOUP WITH RED PEPPER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Make mousse:
• Purée peppers, oil, vinegar, paprika, and salt in a blender or food processor until very smooth.
• Sprinkle gelatin over water in a 1-quart heavy saucepan and let stand 2 minutes to soften. Heat mixture over low heat, stirring, just until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in pepper purée 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Beat cream in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until it just holds soft peaks. Fold in pepper mixture gently but thoroughly, then cover surface of mousse with plastic wrap and chill until set, at least 2 hours.
• Make soup while mousse chills:
• Cook carrots, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in oil in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, 5 to 6 minutes. Add pumpkin, salt, cumin, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until pumpkin begins to soften around edges, about 15 minutes. Stir in broth and water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until vegetables are very tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
• Blend soup in batches in cleaned blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a bowl.
• Just before serving, return soup to pot and reheat over low heat. Ladle soup into bowls and top each serving with 1 1/2 tablespoons mousse.

RED-PEPPER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Char the peppers over an open flame or under the broiler until the skin blisters and turns black on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer the peppers to a paper bag, close and set aside until the peppers are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Split each pepper lengthwise, lay it flat and use a sharp knife to lift off the skin and remove the veins and seeds. Do not rinse the peppers.
• Put the peppers, salt, pepper, yogurt and ricotta into a food processor and process until smooth.
• In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of the puree over low heat until it is hot, but not boiling, and remove from the heat. Soften the gelatin in 1 tablespoon of tepid water and stir into the warmed portion of the puree. Continue stirring for 5 minutes, until the gelatin is completely dissolved and the puree has cooled slightly, then stir in the remaining unheated puree. Place in the food processor and process briefly to combine well.
• Put the mousse into a clean bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours until firm.

RED PEPPER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Put the peppers, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper in a nonstick skillet. Sprinkle with the vinegar, partly cover and cook over medium-low heat until the peppers are tender but not soft, about 25 minutes.
• Puree the mixture in a food processor or blender until smooth. Strain through a sieve lined with cheesecloth. Fold in the yogurt cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste. This mousse can be stored in the refrigerator in a closed container for up to 3 days. Serve with grilled bread or as a base for pasta salad.

RED PEPPER MOUSSE

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet over low heat. Add bell peppers and garlic; cook covered until tender, about 10 minutes. Process with basil in food processor until smooth.
• Sprinkle gelatin over the water in small saucepan; let soften 5 minutes. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until completely dissolved.
• Combine bell pepper puree, gelatin, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper in large bowl; let cool to room temperature. Whip cream until stiff. Gently fold into bell pepper mixture.
• Spoon into lightly oiled 4-cup mold. Cover with plastic wrap; chill until firm, 4 hours or overnight.
• Uncover mousse; invert onto serving platter. Gently lift off mold. Garnish with fresh basil. Serve cold with crackers.

RED PEPPER MOUSSE IN ENDIVE

Steps:

• Saute the onions and garlic in the oil until golden. Add the diced peppers, stock, saffron, tomato paste, salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer until all ingredients are tender and liquid is reduced by half. Bloom the gelatin in the wine.
• Puree the red pepper mixture in a blender. Add the bloomed gelatin while the red pepper mixture is still hot and blend to combine all ingredients well. Cool the mixture over an ice bath until it mounds when dropped from a spoon. Fold the whipped cream into the mixture. Transfer the mousse to a pastry bag fitted with a round tip. Pipe the mousse into the endive spears and garnish with a sliver of red pepper.

MOUSSE OF PEPPERS WITH ANCHOVY SAUCE

Steps:

• First make the bechamel sauce. In a small saucepan bring the milk to a point just below boiling. Set aside.
• In another small saucepan melt the butter over low heat, add the flour and salt, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly to remove lumps.
• Add the heated milk to the roux, whisking to prevent lumps, and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 15 minutes. Set aside.
• To make the mousse, preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roast the peppers for 40 minutes or until the sides soften and fall in. When they are cool enough to handle, pass through a sieve and set aside. Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the eggs, cheese and salt and pepper with the pepper puree and the bechamel.
• Place in half-cup molds on a tray in the oven, and bake for 30 minutes.
• While the mousse is cooking, make the anchovy sauce. Mince the garlic and anchovies together. Place in a small saucepan. Add the olive oil and butter, and heat over a low flame until warm. Do not boil. Top mousse with sauce, and serve immediately.