Crab Cocktail with Avocado-Wasabi Mousse

Description
Yield: 3 cups Avocado-wasabi mousse

Ingredients

 * 3 cups cooked crab meat
 * ¼ cup rice vinegar
 * ¼ cup thinly sliced chives
 * Avocado-wasabi mousse - Recipe follows
 * 3 cups salsa fresca
 * 24 deep-fried taro chips
 * green onions, cut into 2-inch lengths - as needed for garnish
 * California avocado, diced - as needed for garnish

Avocado-wasabi mousse

 * 5 diced California avocados (2½ pounds – 5 cups)
 * 1 tablespoon (or to taste) wasabi paste
 * 1 tablespoon (or to taste) hot pepper sauce
 * ½ tablespoon salt
 * ¾ cup cream

Directions

 * 1) Combine crab, vinegar and chives; reserve.
 * 2) Prepare mousse; reserve.

Avocado-wasabi mousse

 * 1) Just before service: purée until smooth avocados, wasabi paste, hot pepper sauce, and salt; reserve.
 * 2) Whip cream; fold into reserved avocado mixture.

Per order

 * 1) Scoop ¼ cup avocado-wasabi mousse into a martini glass.
 * 2) Top with ¼ cup salsa fresca.
 * 3) Scoop ¼ cup reserved crab mixture on top of salsa.
 * 4) Garnish with 2 taro chips, green onion and diced avocado.