Tomacado

Ingredients 

• 2-3 medium tomatoes, blanched and seeded
• 1 avocado
• Juice of ½ lemon
• Salt to taste
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• 1 medium cucumber
• Tomato triangles as required

Method

1. Deseed and scoop out avocado flesh in a bowl. Add lemon juice.
2. Grind blanched tomatoes to make a smooth puree.
3. Take ½ of avocado in another bowl and mash. Add tomato puree and mix. Add remaining avocado and mix well. Add salt and crushed peppercorns and mix well.
4. Fill a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle with the avocado-tomato mixture and refrigerate to set and thicken. This is tomacado mousse.
5. Discard the ends of the cucumber and cut into strips using a peeler.
6. Fold in each cucumber strips to make a round and place them onto a serving platter. Pipe out the tomacado mousse in the center of folded cucumber strips.
7. Top each with a tomato triangle and serve immediately.