Fresh Cucumber Aspic
From cshmny 15 years agoIngredients
- 6 large cucumber + 1-2 for garnish shopping list
- 6 envelopes gelatin shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice shopping list
How to make it
- Peel 6 cucumbers and cut into about 1-inch chunks and process in a food processor or blender until pureed.
- Strain the puree through a cheesecloth-lined mesh strainer to extract the juice. You should end up with about one cup juice. Discard the solids.
- Soften the gelatin in 1/2 cup cold water.
- Combine the cucumber juice and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until warmed, about 10 minutes, and remove from heat.
- Stir gelatin into the cucumber mixture until dissolved.
- Stir in the lemon juice and season with a pinch of salt, or to taste.
- Peel remaining 1-2 cucumbers (depending on size of your mold).
- Make thin ribbons of cucumber using vegetable peeler
- Line your terrine mold (or loaf pan) with plastic wrap and then with cucumber ribbons.
- Chill the mixture in the saucepan over a bowl of ice water, stirring occasionally, until the mixture just begins to thicken, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Pour into mold.
- Chill until set, about 4 hours.
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