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Orange and Lemon Mousse

Mousse de Naranja y Limón

Citrus cake with dark chocolate: crunchy temptation

Whether to make jams or juices, consume them raw or add them in salads, citrus always bring aromas and typically Mediterranean flavors.

In Spain, oranges native to Valencia enjoy worldwide fame, while Sevillian oranges, somewhat more bitter and with numerous seeds, are used to prepare jams and sweets. If you like this type of jam, do not remove all the white part of the shell, since it is what gives it that characteristic bitterness.

Lemon, on the other hand, is one of the most popular fruits in homes due to its versatility in the kitchen. They are used in marinated fish, citrus vinaigrettes, detox juices loaded with vitamin C and also to flavor some desserts.

We will mix two citrus fruits from the Mediterranean in a succulent dessert with a crunchy base of puffed rice, honey and dark chocolate.

Orange and Lemon Mousse

Ingredients

For the orange mousse

For the lemon mousse

For the crunchy base

For the candied fruits

Step by step elaboration

For the crunchy base

  1. Heat honey and peanut butter in the microwave until lightly dissolved.
  2. Add the inflated rice and mix. On a flat tray, place a baking paper and on top of it, the round mold. Dump the crispy and cover the entire base with the help of a spoon.
  3. Once ready, melt the dark chocolate so that, once melted, overturn it and spread it all over the cake. Cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

For the orange mousse

  1. Mount the cream along with the sugar until obtaining a thick consistency, as if it was the cream for some strawberries. Hydrate the gelatine leaves in cold water.
  2. Arrange a portion of the orange juice in a glass, heat and dissolve the gelatin sheets previously drained.
  3. Mix the cream, the part of the juice that we have not heated, the grated orange, and, finally, add the tempered juice dissolved with the gelatin. Mix slowly in involving movements.
  4. Fill the mousse mold halfway and freeze or cool in the refrigerator until it sets.

For the lemon mousse

  1. Same as for the orange mousse, mount the cream along with the sugar until obtaining a thick consistency. Hydrate the gelatine leaves in cold water.
  2. Arrange a portion of the lemon juice in a glass, heat and dissolve the gelatin sheets previously drained.
  3. Mix the cream, the part of the juice that we have not heated, the zest of a lemon and, finally, add the tempered juice dissolved with the gelatine. Mix slowly in involving movements.
  4. Remove from the freezer the crunchy base with the orange mousse and finish with the lemon mousse, avoiding mixing, until the mold is complete. Cover with a baking paper and chill in the refrigerator for about 6 hours.

For candied fruits

  1. Mix sugar and water in a pan. Once the sugar is dissolved, add the citrus fruits cut into thin slices.
  2. Leave on low heat for 20 minutes. Place the fruit in a tupper and reserve in cold.
  3. Finish covering the whole cake with the candied fruit slices. Cut and serve.

‘Harmonies in Flavors and Fragrances’. By Juan Muñoz Ramos.

Unique and different sensations, harmonies with exclusivity, Mediterranean flavors, fragrances with glamor. This is possibly one of the harmonies with the most defined flavors, where the whole Mediterranean fits.

S.Pellegrino y Aqua Melis Hidromiel

We talk about the warm citrus that is wrapped in this exclusive liquor Hidromiel de Melis, an ancestral drink recently recovered from the past. Honey with orange blossom … elegant combination. Next, a water that will keep all the flavors and enhance the fragrances thanks to its great balance and elegant sapidity. It’s S.Pellegrino, which provides the sensation of taking an orange with bubbling flavors and a sweet ending with sour tips.

A delight that is worth trying.

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