Dark Chocolate Raspberry Sorbet with Homemade Magic Shell

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Mmmmmm. A new chocolatey recipe created with my favorite chocolate – TCHO Chocolate!

Yields: 3½ cups

 

Sorbet

¼ cup (70 grams) raspberry preserves

2¼ cups boiling water, divided

½ cup (42 grams) TCHO natural cocoa powder

1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar

8 1/8-ounces (230 grams) TCHO 81% chocolate, finely chopped

Mix the raspberry preserves and ¼ cup of the boiling water in a small bowl. Whisk thoroughly to combine.

Put the cocoa powder and salt in a medium bowl.

Strain the raspberry preserves/water mixture through a fine mesh strainer into the medium bowl with the cocoa powder. Whisk until smooth.

Add the vanilla extract, sugar and chopped chocolate the remaining 2 cups of boiling water. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth in texture and sugar and chocolate have dissolved, approximately 2 minutes.

Transfer mixture to a blender and blend on low for 1 minute.

Transfer to a metal bowl and refrigerate until chilled, approximately 2 hours, or overnight.

Transfer the chilled mixture into an ice cream machine and process. Then, transfer sorbet to a medium bowl and cover with plastic wrap (pressing the film directly against the surface of the sorbet) and freeze until firm.

To serve, scoop sorbet into bowl and top with magic shell. Add your favorite toppings, such as sea salt, chopped hazelnuts and/or fresh raspberries.

Magic Shell

8-ounces (230 grams) TCHO 81% chocolate

2 tablespoons coconut oil

Place chocolate in a double boiler. Add coconut oil. Stir until melted.

Store at room temperature and reheat for service.

Frisee and Treviso Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette

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Yield: 3 to 4 servings

1 large shallot, peeled and diced small

2 tablespoons aged sherry vinegar

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 small heads of frisee, cored and leaves cut in half, lengthwise

1 head treviso, cut into 1/3 inch slices on a bias OR 1 small head of radicchio*, cored, quartered and thinly sliced

kosher salt, to taste

freshly ground black pepper, to taste

8 medjool dates, pitted and quartered

3-ounces chevre, torn into small pieces

½ cup pomegranate seeds

½ cup marcona almonds

In a small container with a tight fitting lid, combine the shallot, sherry vinegar and olive oil, close the lid tightly, and shake well to combine. Or, whisk to combine the ingredients in a small bowl.

In a medium bowl, combine the frisee, traviso and vinaigrette. Mix together. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Divide the salad equally among plates. Equally divide the dates, chevre, pomegranate seeds and marcona almonds among the plates.

*Tip: to remove any bitterness from the raddichio, soak in cold water, after slicing/chopping, for 10 minutes. Drain before serving.