The menu tonight:
White chocolate mousse with fresh strawberries
Welcome to our summer July two-course charity fundraising menu.
As you see we are having a simple but delicious dinner.
What’s going to be happening?
First – marinate the chefs!
- First – marinate the chefs!
- Then we’ll start by making the white chocolate mousse because it needs a few minutes in the fridge to cool and partially set. You will have had chocolate mousse before but white chocolate mousse? Perhaps not – you are in for a treat.
- Whist the mousse is setting, we’ll cut up the strawberries and then make the salsa. No cooking required – just some easy chopping and mixing.
- Finally, we’ll flash fry the tuna. Flash frying means frying quickly so that the centre of the tuna remains raw.
- If you prefer not to eat fish, then you can substitute for your favourite vegetarian/vegan option – we often use haloumi cheese for example. The salsa will go with just about anything.
- If you can find nice fresh strawberries, you can use any other berry – they all work well.
- The whole thing shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes – unless you are having a really good time.
- Print off the ingredients list – see what you need to buy and we’ll see you in the kitchen.
Main tasks
Here are the main tasks – you can divide them by person or team:
- Make the white chocolate mousse – heating, whisking and mixing
- Chop up the strawberries – chopping
- Make the salsa – chopping
- Flash fry the tuna - frying
Start by making the white chocolate mousse because it needs some time to cool and set.
The salsa can stand for 15-30 minutes to develop the flavours (but this is not critical)
Fry the tuna at the last moment because it is served immediately.