Best Ginger Yogurt Mousse With Pistachio Meringue Recipes

Pistachio-Rhubarb Yogurt Cake image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 2h5m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
2 cups plain whole-milk yogurt
1 pound rhubarb, trimmed and cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 cup shelled unsalted pistachios (2 1/4 ounces)
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract or orange-blossom water
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter an 8-inch-round, 2-inch-deep cake pan and line bottom with parchment; butter parchment. Place 1 cup yogurt in a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl; let drain in refrigerator.
Meanwhile, toss together rhubarb, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast, stirring once, just until tender, about 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees.
In a food processor, finely grind pistachios. Add flour, baking powder, and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; pulse to combine. Beat together remaining 1 stick butter and 1 cup granulated sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then vanilla. Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture in two batches, alternating with remaining 1 cup yogurt.
Transfer batter to pan and smooth top. Arrange about half of rhubarb over top; refrigerate remaining rhubarb in syrup until ready to serve. Sprinkle cake with granulated sugar and bake until a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 15 minutes (if browning too quickly, tent with foil). Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool 15 minutes. Run a small sharp knife around edges. Invert onto a cutting board, then immediately flip onto rack; let cool completely.
Stir confectioners' sugar into drained yogurt. Chop remaining rhubarb and swirl into yogurt, along with some syrup. Serve cake with yogurt, drizzled with more syrup.

Salted Pistachio Meringues image

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories dessert

Time 2h

Yield 12 very large meringues

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 cups superfine or caster sugar (1 pound 5 ounces) (see Cook's Note)
9 extra-large egg whites, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/3 cup shelled, roasted, salted pistachios, roughly chopped
Fleur de sel

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400˚ F. Arrange two racks evenly spaced in the oven.
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and spread the sugar so it's a perfectly even thickness on the paper right to the edge of the sugar, leaving a border on the paper so the sugar doesn't spill onto the pan. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the edges start to brown lightly. Watch carefully! Lower the oven to 250˚ F.
Meanwhile, place the egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Just before the sugar is ready, whisk the egg whites on high speed for 1 minute, until frothy. With the mixer on low, slowly add the hot sugar to the egg whites. (I use a large spoon at first, then pick up the paper and pour the sugar in slowly.) Add the vanilla and continue to whisk on high for 10 minutes, until the egg whites are room temperature. (The bowl may still be warm.) The meringue will be very thick and glossy.
Using two large serving spoons, scoop 6 very large, messy oval dollops of meringue onto each of two sheet pans lined with parchment paper, spacing them out because they will expand while they bake. Sprinkle the pistachios on top and bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours (make sure your oven isn't above 250˚ F!), until the outsides of the meringues are crisp but not browned and the centers are still soft. Sprinkle with the fleur de sel and set aside to cool.