Molded Mousse
From notyourmomma 16 years ago
- 240 minutes to make
- Serves 20
One of those appetizing gems out of my mom's recipe box. Easy to do, can be dressed up with fancy sliced cucumbers instead of crckers. Unusual contribution to an appetizer buffet.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of small curd cottage cheese shopping list
- 2 cups of sour cream shopping list
- 5 ounces of blue cheese shopping list
- 2 envelopes of unflavored gelatin shopping list
- 1/2 cup of milk, chilled shopping list
- 1 cup of chopped pecans shopping list
- 1 cup of heavy cream, whipped shopping list
- salt and freshly ground black pepper as much as you like shopping list
- 2 drops of green food coloring, strictly optional shopping list
- sliced cucumbers for garnish shopping list
- rye crackers shopping list
How to make it
- Grease a 2-quart mold and set aside.
- In a blender or food processor, blend the cottage cheese, sour cream and blue cheese.
- Soften the gelatin in the cold milk. Then place the mixture in the top of the double boiler over simmering water until the gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the double boiler and add to the cheese mixture. Add the nuts and fold in the whipped cream.
- Season lightly with salt and heavily with the pepper to taste and a few drops green food coloring if desired.
- Pour the mousse into the prepared mold and let it set, covered with
- plastic wrap for at least 4 hours in the refrigerator. Unmold onto a large platter and garnish with sliced cucumbers and sturdy crackers.
People Who Like This Dish 2
- sparow64 Sweetwater, TN
- razzberi Asheville, NC
- orangeskipper Redding, CA
- mrtnzangel8 SW, MO
- clbacon Birmingham, AL
- notyourmomma South St. Petersburg, FL
- Show up here?Review or Bookmark it! ✔
orangeskipperThe Groups
- Not added to any groups yet!
Reviews & Comments 2
-
All Comments
-
Your Comments
" It was excellent "