Avocado / Banana Sorbet & Feta Cheese Chantilly, for "Fromage"/Dessert Course

Does it sound strange? Avocado with bananas...and a feta cheese Chantilly (whipped cream)? Well, I think this is a good way to put together the cheese course (typical of France) and the dessert.

Also, we are going to treat our family and friends ( and ourselves !) to new flavors...And I am going to participate in Denise's (from Quickies: Morning, Noon and Night ) and Lazaro's  (from Lazaro Cooks) Feta Cheese and Avocado Challenge !!!

Why did I come up with this dessert? Well, on the one hand, at least in France, there is a new trend to amalgamate these two courses...and though the use of olive oil for sweet treats is something that Italians have been doing for ages, I thought the olive oil would give us the unctuosity of cream or butter, staying lighter, and healthier I would say...

Then , feta cheese becomes softer to the palate by the addition of honey, and olive oil again....

Well? what else could I say to "sell" my "product"? It's easy to make and fast !!! Give it a try !! I am sure it won't disappoint you !!

For the recipes.....






Avocado / Banana Sorbet
(makes aprox 700 gr sorbet)


 * avocado, 2
 * bananas, peeled, 200gr
 * green lemons, 2
 * yellow lemon, 1
 * olive oil, extra virgin, 50 ml
 * sugar, 100gr
 * water, 200 ml

Peel the avocados and the bananas. Put everthing in a mixer, together with:  the zeste of one green lemon, and the juice of the three lemons, the sugar, olive oil and water. You can use your icecream machine, or (as I did here) put the mixture in a plastic bowl  in the freezer, and every 30', remove from the freezer and mix well with a spatula or a whisk. Repeat this operation several times, (to prevent the formation of hard ice crystals), for 3 hours.

Feta Cheese Chantilly
 * feta cheese, 200gr
 * skimmed cream, 200gr
 * milk, 50 ml
 * honey, 2 tablespoons
 * olive oil, 1 tablespoons
 * salt & pepper, to taste

Mix the cheese with all the other ingredients. Put inside an espuma siphon. Shake. Refrigerate overnight.

Serve a dollop of  sorbet, accompanied by the Feta Chantilly. Decorate with some banana chips ( from your cereal box ! shhhh !!!) and some fresh fruit...here I used some passion fruit coulis.