This easy tuna mousse recipe is one of those perfect preparations to serve and surprise your most precious guests. It is ideal as an appetizer and starter, as you can use it to spread crackers, croutons, bread or whatever you prefer in an elegant and simple way.
Although we usually think of mousses as sweet desserts, we can make them with many salty ingredients such as prawns, cod, and foie gras, among others. As pâtés and spreadable creams never let us down, we teach you how to make homemade tuna mousse and, if you change the ingredients, you can use this recipe to prepare a mousse with any other flavor that you like.
Ingredients to make Tuna Mousse:
- 3 cans of natural tuna in water
- 5 sliced olives
- 1 sachet of agar agar or 5 grams of neutral gelatin
- 1 cup light mayonnaise
- 2 pinches of salt and white pepper
- 125 milliliters of water
How to make Tuna Mousse:
- The first step to prepare the homemade tuna mousse will be to dissolve the gelatin or agar agar in a splash of natural water, you must also take into account the product instructions, but the amount will be the same.
- Once the agar agar or gelatin is dissolved, bring the rest of the water to a boil and add the mixture while stirring. You can hear it in the microwave for 30 seconds or use the fire for two minutes, constantly watching.
- Add salt and pepper to the mixture and stir.
- Prepare the container that you will use to make the tuna mousse, spread it with oil so that it comes off easily when unmolding it.
- Take all the ingredients (mayonnaise, tuna and gelatin) to a blender. Blend until integrated.
- Pour the easy tuna mousse mixture into the mold and put it in the fridge for about 4 hours or until it sets.
- Serve the tuna mousse at the table with some crackers or croutons to spread. You can decorate it with some slices of olives that go great, or you can also accompany it with some strips of bell peppers and parsley. Enjoy!
- Tuna mousse – Suggestions and other recipes
- As you can see, this tuna mousse recipe is very simple and basic. That does not mean that you cannot modify it, as there are other ingredients that you can add if you want to enjoy other flavors and essences. For example, in Mexico, they usually prepare the tuna mousse with chipotle. To make the recipe, you can add a chili to the blender when it is time to mix all the ingredients.
- If you want to make it creamier, you can also add about 40 grams of cream cheese when mixing. However, we have omitted it from this recipe to make a light, low-calorie tuna mousse.
- Tuna mousse is also a very popular recipe in Ecuador. To make an Ecuadorian tuna mousse, don’t forget to add finely chopped green onion and red onion, it will give it a delicious touch!
