Low-Fat Mango Flan with Orange and Mango Salad

Low-Fat Mango Flan with Orange and Mango Salad
Low-Fat Mango Flan with Orange and Mango Salad
This refreshing dessert comes from Lincoln Carson, pastry chef at the Highlands Inn in Carmel Highlands, California. It has a lovely rich texture, even though it has no eggs.
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Milk/Cream Food Processor Fruit Dessert Low Fat Lemon Orange Mango Summer Chill Healthy Bon Appétit
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
  • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise

Preparation Spray six 2/3- to 3/4-cup soufflé dishes with vegetable oil spray. Pour 2 tablespoons water into small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand 10 minutes. Stir over low heat just until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat. Puree chopped mangoes in processor. Transfer 1 1/3 cups puree to medium saucepan; stir over low heat until warm. Mix in gelatin, then buttermilk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and salt. Strain mango mixture into bowl. Divide among prepared dishes. Chill until set. Combine 1 1/2 cups water, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon peel in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Strain. Mix in 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Chill lemon syrup until cold. Combine orange, sliced mango and mint in bowl. Run small knife around mango flans; invert onto plates. Surround with orange salad. Drizzle syrup over. Per Serving: calories, 189; total fat, 1 g; saturated fat, 0.5 g; cholesterol, 1 mg. Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit

Preparation Spray six 2/3- to 3/4-cup soufflé dishes with vegetable oil spray. Pour 2 tablespoons water into small saucepan. Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand 10 minutes. Stir over low heat just until gelatin dissolves. Remove from heat. Puree chopped mangoes in processor. Transfer 1 1/3 cups puree to medium saucepan; stir over low heat until warm. Mix in gelatin, then buttermilk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and salt. Strain mango mixture into bowl. Divide among prepared dishes. Chill until set. Combine 1 1/2 cups water, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon peel in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 20 minutes. Strain. Mix in 2 teaspoons lemon juice. Chill lemon syrup until cold. Combine orange, sliced mango and mint in bowl. Run small knife around mango flans; invert onto plates. Surround with orange salad. Drizzle syrup over. Per Serving: calories, 189; total fat, 1 g; saturated fat, 0.5 g; cholesterol, 1 mg. Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit