Cucumber and Cheese Mousse Recipe Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

1 cucumber, diced Salt 175 g/6 oz/0.75 cup full-fat soft cheese 5 ml/1 tsp chopped onion Salt and freshly ground black pepper 15 ml/1 tbsp powdered gelatine 150 ml/0.25 pt water 30 ml/2 tbsp white wine vinegar 15 ml/1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar A pinch of ground mace 150 ml/0.25 pt double (heavy) cream, whipped

Method : Sprinkle the cucumber with salt and leave pressed between two plates for 30 minutes. Mix together the cheese and onion and season to taste. Dissolve the gelatine in the water over a pan of hot water and stir into the cheese. Drain the cucumber and mix with the wine vinegar, sugar and mace. Fold the cucumber and cream into the cheese mixture, spoon into a greased 900 ml/1.5 pt/3.75 cup ring mould and leave to set.