Lemon Mousse

Quickly prepared and very delicious, but I don’t think all went entirely well with the preparation. You’re supposed to mix the cream, sugar and lemon zest until it starts to thicken, then add the lemon juice and continue whisking the mixture until it thickens further but not too much or else you won’t be able to add the whipped egg whites – only that my mixture never became thick at all. Next time I’ll try whipping the cream first until semi-stiff before adding the sugar, lemon zest and juice.

Edited 1 October 2011: I made this again, this time whipping the cream first, the adding sugar and grated lemon zest, and only then the lemon juice - and once I did that, the mass became quite liquid again, so I suppose there is no (easy) way around this issue. I filled in glasses and put them in the fridge for a couple of hours, and when we served them there was a little bit of liquid in the bottom of the glasses. Never mind how nice it is to serve them in glasses, there is something to say about serving in a bowl. Also, you'll need an extra lemon for the decorational zest, unless you've thought of that beforehand.

We served this with the Bacon-wrapped Pears with a Celeriac and Lamb's Lettuce Salad as a starter and Pumpkin Risotto with Sage and Parmesan as dessert - a wonderful seasonal and easy to prepare menu, although the season just didn't behave accordingly. The lemon mousse was great with the risotto as it was exceptionally light.

Edited 28 October 2012: This time, we served it in coffee cups as part of a 'grand dessert' with Chocolate Brownies (top left), raspberry coulis (top right) and Lavender Honey Ice Cream (bottom right) - the ice cream and the brownies worked really well, the rest got lost a bit. The lemon mousse didn't taste particularly lemony, and DH complained it was too heavy (though I guess that must have been due to the rest of the menu). Scattered inbetween are fresh raspberries, they looked nicer than they do in the photo.

Crosspost. I found out that this recipe was published online. I crossposted my review here.