quenelle
noun
que·nelle kə-ˈnel 
: a poached oval dumpling of pureed forcemeat (as of pike) often served in a cream sauce
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web El Bulli’s chicken curry featured a quenelle of curry ice cream and a cold curry-flavor granita in a pool of coconut milk, with the protein only present in a last-minute savory drizzle of chicken demi-glace. 
Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022 The quenelle, an ivory round of delicate custard formed from fish and cream, dares you not to take its photo. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022 The vegetarian kare-kare, for instance, swaps lamb belly with halloumi, served with a round of paratha flatbread to swipe through a soft quenelle of defining peanut sauce. Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021 What appeared to be a chunk of corn on the cob was in fact a sweet, tender replica made of corn custard, served with a quenelle of caviar, gleaming with pecan oil. Tejal Rao, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2019 Use 2 spoons to form the frozen yogurt into quenelle shapes, if desired, and set one or more in each bowl. ExpressNews.com, 4 Dec. 2019 Sneed had no qualms with the other courses for the evening’s meal, including a quail egg buried in buttery brioche and topped with an intemperate amount of osetra caviar, and a silky corn soup studded with fresh lobster and lobster quenelles. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2019 There are no supplements or add-ons available; everyone gets the same dishes, save for birthday or anniversary celebrants who might get an extra quenelle of ice cream for dessert. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019 The cod’s flesh, meanwhile, becomes fish cakes as fluffy as French quenelles. Fortune, 11 Aug. 2019 See More
Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2022 The quenelle, an ivory round of delicate custard formed from fish and cream, dares you not to take its photo. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022 The vegetarian kare-kare, for instance, swaps lamb belly with halloumi, served with a round of paratha flatbread to swipe through a soft quenelle of defining peanut sauce. Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021 What appeared to be a chunk of corn on the cob was in fact a sweet, tender replica made of corn custard, served with a quenelle of caviar, gleaming with pecan oil. Tejal Rao, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2019 Use 2 spoons to form the frozen yogurt into quenelle shapes, if desired, and set one or more in each bowl. ExpressNews.com, 4 Dec. 2019 Sneed had no qualms with the other courses for the evening’s meal, including a quail egg buried in buttery brioche and topped with an intemperate amount of osetra caviar, and a silky corn soup studded with fresh lobster and lobster quenelles. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2019 There are no supplements or add-ons available; everyone gets the same dishes, save for birthday or anniversary celebrants who might get an extra quenelle of ice cream for dessert. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019 The cod’s flesh, meanwhile, becomes fish cakes as fluffy as French quenelles. Fortune, 11 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from German Knödel dumpling, from Middle High German; akin to Old High German knoto knot — more at knot
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above