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Red Pepper and Courgette Mousse with a Sweet Pepper Sauce

Yields6 ServingsTotal Time45 mins

Simple, quick and bursting with flavour.

RED PEPPER AND COURGETTE MOUSSE WITH A SWEET PEPPER SAUCE

 50 g PURE OLIVE SPREAD
 50 g RED PEPPERS (DESEEDED AND CHOPPED)
 3 EGGS OR EGG REPLACER
 50 ml SOYA SINGLE CREAM
 1 LARGE COURGETTE THINLY SLICED
 1 tbsp CHOPPED FRESH PARSLEY
 3 tbsp VEGETARIAN PARMESAN
 1 tsp BALSAMIC VINEGAR
 2 tsp CASTER SUGAR
 1 HANDFUL ROCKET & MIXED SALAD LEAVES TO GARNISH
 SALT & PEPPER TO SEASON
1

Preheat oven to 190°C/gas mark 5. Grease ramekin dishes with Pure spread.

2

Melt 25g Pure spread in a frying pan and fry the courgette slices for 5 minutes until lightly golden. Drain on kitchen paper.

3

Melt remaining Pure spread in a pan and fry peppers for 8 minutes or until softened.

4

Place the peppers in a food processor and blitz to a puree. Spoon out 6 tbsp of puree for the sweet pepper sauce and set aside.

5

Add the eggs, parsley, vegetarian parmesan and soya cream to the pureed peppers remaining in the blender, season to taste, and mix well.

6

Place the courgette slices in the greased ramekins and spoon over the red pepper mixture.

7

Place the filled ramekins in a roasting tin. Pour boiling water into the tin until it reaches halfway up the sides of the ramekins.

8

Cook for 30 minutes until firm to the touch. Once cooked remove from the tin and cool, then chill.

Sweet pepper sauce:
9

To make the sweet pepper sauce, place the remaining six tablespoons of pepper puree into a small saucepan with four tablespoons of water, the sugar and balsamic vinegar.

10

Season to taste. Stir together and gently heat, cook for 3 minutes. Cool and chill.

11

To serve, run a knife around the sides of the ramekin dishes and turn upside down.

12

Position the mousse on a serving plate, drizzle the sweet pepper sauce around the plate and garnish with the salad leaves.

Nutrition Facts

6 servings

Serving size

6