Total time: 5 minutes (Preparation: 5 minutes, no cooking required)
Serves: 4
Potentially one of the simplest desserts you can make. Three ingredients; dark chocolate, cream, olive oil. That's it. You can choose to add a fourth - a good sprinkle of salt flakes. Serve with extra cream and berries.
Cream: 300ml (150ml for the chocolate mousse, 150ml for serving)
Dark chocolate: 90g (typically this is half a block)
Olive oil: 1/4 cup (60ml - use a light flavouring olive oil, otherwise you will get a distinct olive oil taste)
Sea salt (optional): Good sea salt flakes like a Maldon can help the chocolate mousse pop
Whip the cream. Separate half of the cream into a separate bowl.
Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pot of boiling water or microwave (easier). Is using the microwave, reduce power to 400W and heat and stir in 30 second increments.
Once the chocolate has melted, add the olive oil, mix and let it cool slightly.
Gently fold the chocolate and olive oil mixture into one half of the cream (for a better result, start with a dollop of the cream and incorporate it, then fold in the remaining portion of the cream).
Serve with the other half of the whipped cream and berries. Top the chocolate mousse with sea salt flakes as desired.
Storing the chocolate mousse: The chocolate mousse can be stored in the fridge. It will seize when cold and the fats (olive oil) solidifies. You will need to let it sit and allow the olive oil to melt. The texture may be slightly different, but still pleasant.