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.