Avocado and Cilantro Mousse

Ingredients

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ cup olive oil
• ½ baguette, thinly sliced
• Crostini, for serving, recipe follows
• 2 (¼-ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin (recommended: Knox)
• 1 cup cold water, divided
• + 7 more ingredients
• • 1 serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, deveined, and roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice, from about 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 3 green onions, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado
  • Vegetable oil cooking spray

1. Spray 3 (1 cup) or 6 (1/2 cup) ramekins with vegetable oil cooking spray. 2. Preheat a grill pan or charcoal grill. Using a pastry brush, brush the baguette slices with olive oil. Sprinkle with oregano and season with salt and pepper. Grill until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.

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