Chocolate, olive oil & rosemary mousse

Chocolate and olive oil go well together

Chocolate, olive oil & rosemary mousse

Dark chocolate, 150g

Rosemary, 2 sprigs

Olive oil, 1/2 cup

Eggs separated, 4

Salt, pinch

Castor sugar, 1/3 cup

Melt the chocolate in a homemade bain-marie: place a pot with a little water on the stove and fit a heat-proof bowl over the pot. Break the chocolate into the bowl and bring the water to the boil then turn off the heat. The chocolate will continue to melt after the boiling stops. Add the rosemary sprigs and set aside to cool. 

Whisk the egg whites in a bowl with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form and put aside. 

In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks and sugar until pale and fluffy.

Remove the sprigs of rosemary from the melted chocolate and stir in the olive oil until combined.

Add the chocolate mixture to the egg yolks and fold together.

Lastly, add the egg whites (1/3 of the whites at a time) and folding well after each addition until the egg whites are fully incorporated.

Pour the mousse into glass cups or ramekins and put in the fridge to set for 2 hours.

Serve dusted with cocoa and freshly whipped cream.