Cucumber and Zephyr™ macaron

Recipe

Created by
  • Ramon Morato - Global Creative Innovation Leader for the Cacao Barry® brand

Macaron mix

ingredients preparation
  • 1000g
    TPT (50% icing sugar, 50% powdered almonds)
  • 170g
    fresh egg whites
  • 500g
    sugar
  • 180g
    water
  • 5g
    green colourant powder

Mix the TPT with unbeaten fresh egg whites.
Separately, boil the sugar with the water until reaching 117ºC.
Add the colouring and pour over the beaten egg whites to create an Italian meringue.
Blend both mixtures and pipe onto baking sheets. 
Leave to dry approximately 10-15 minutes and bake at 160ºC.

Cucumber and Zephyr™ white chocolate couverture ganache

ingredients preparation
  • 250g
    liquidised cucumber juice
  • 30g
    powdered milk
  • 25g
    dextrose
  • 400g
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  • 6leaf/leaves
    gelatin
  • 50g
    fresh butter

Mix the cucumber juice with the milk powder, dissolve the dextrose and cool to about 30ºC.
In intervals, add in the white chocolate couverture melted to about 45ºC.
Incorporate the gelatine and finally emulsify the butter when the mixture has reached about 40/50ºC.
Set aside.

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Assembly

Pipe dots of cucumber ganache on the macaron shells, layering with cucumber cubes.
Sandwich the shells and set aside.
Pipe a dot of quark cheese on the surface and place a cube of cucumber and pumpkin seeds on the top before serving.
Decorate and enjoy!

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