3 and sole mousselines Recipes

seedless cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped; 3 lb total), quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, russet (baking) potato (1/4 lb), onion, chopped, carrot, chopped (1/2 cup), celery rib, chopped, garlic clove, chopped, turkish or 1/2 california bay leaf, fresh thyme sprig, unsalted butter, water, black pepper, salt, scallop and sole mousselines, garnish: thinly sliced smoked sablefish (black cod); fresh chives or fresh dill sprigs

sea scallops , tough muscle removed from side of each if necessary, sole fillet, cut into 1-inch pieces, lightly beaten egg white, chilled heavy cream, unsalted butter, melted, salt, black pepper, freshly grated nutmeg, chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh dill