mousseline sauce

British

noun

a light sauce, made by adding whipped cream or egg whites to hollandaise sauce

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Etymology

Origin of mousseline sauce

from French mousseline, literally: muslin

Example Sentences

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Recipes include veal and ham pie, chicken a la Maryland, and poached salmon with mousseline sauce.

From Forbes

But it can't compete with maitake mushroom tempura, delicate as blossoms, dusted with citrusy yuzu salt, and dipped into silky green onion mousseline sauce.

From Seattle Times

He was sorry, he said, only for having once permitted Bond the unforgivable gaffe of ordering asparagus with bearnaise instead of mousseline sauce.

From Time Magazine Archive

I do however apologize for once making Bond order asparagus with bearnaise, instead of mousseline sauce.

From Time Magazine Archive

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