Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse
The truffles add the most amazing umami taste to this delectable smooth chocolate mousse
Makes enough for: 4 people
Ingredients
- 285 g 70% dark chocolate, roughly broken up
- 8 eggs, separated
- 150 g honey, divided
- 125 mls truffle flavoured olive oil, or any flavour of your choice
- 30 mls orange essence
- 1.25 mls flaked salt
Method
- Place the chocolate into a bowl and melt over a bain-marie
- Set aside to cool
- Place the egg yolks and 100g of the honey into a bowl
- Whisk until combined
- Add the oil, essence and salt
- Whisk until it reaches the ribbon stage
- Add the melted chocolate and whisk until combined
- Place the egg whites into a stand mixer bowl
- Add the honey and whisk to stiff peak stage
- Using a large serving spoon, add one generous spoon of the egg whites to the chocolate
- Stir until completely combined
- Place this mixture gently into the egg whites
- Fold using the spoon until there are no traces of the egg whites
- Spoon of the mousse into individual serving dishes
- Cover with cling film and leave to set in the fridge overnight
- Serve with orange segments