POM Pomegranate Mousse with White
Chocolate Mousse Layer
Pomegranates have a
wide and varied history in mythology. Since pomegranates may be one of the first
cultivated fruits, this shouldn’t be too surprising. Ancient Greeks believed
that Aphrodite (the original Greek incarnation of the Roman goddess Venus)
planted the first pomegranate, on Cyprus.
The rest is history…or at least mythology.
February,
of course, is the month of Saint Valentine’s Day — a different cultural
viewpoint on the ever evolving courtship of the human race. For Valentine’s Day
this year, I thought it would be fun to mix two favorites in the field of love:
pomegranates and chocolate.
I made a
layered double-mousse, one with white chocolate, and one with pure POM
pomegranate juice. When blended, the recipe creates a nice white and pink
contrast, in honor of the holiday.
The ingredient list for this is pretty simple…I’d almost
say elegant. Mousse is one of my favorite desserts, precisely because it
can be so
simple, and yet rich and flavorful. Egg whites, whipped cream, and
flavor base. Chill, and it’s magic.
RECIPE:
Mousse
Basics
3 egg whites, whipped to stiff
peaks
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped to stiff
peaks
White Chocolate
Mixture
4 oz sweetened real white
chocolate
1/2 cup heavy whipping
cream
POM Pomegranate
Mixture
1 cup POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate
juice
1 envelope unflavored
gelatin
For techniques and methods, and a step-by-step
pictorial, please visit FotoCuisine
