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Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon

A creamy cauliflower purée with steamed leek, and strips of smoked salmon lightly sautéed on the side.

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Last modified on: February 5^th 2023

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 cauliflower
2 1 leek
3 1 shallot
4 1 garlic clove
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 1 bayleaf
7 1 sprig rosemary
8 300 ml liquid cream
9 2 tablespoons olive oil
10 2 slices smoked salmon
11 salt
12 pepper
Total weight: 2,046 grams

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40 min.	16 min.	56 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Prepare 1 cauliflower, slice it finely (a mandolin is ideal for this).

Reserve.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare and finely chop 1 leek.

Prepare and finely chop 1 shallot.

Leave the garlic clove unpeeled.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

In a saucepan over medium heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil then when hot add the minced shallot, unpeeled garlic clove, 1 bayleaf and 1 sprig rosemary.

Season with salt and pepper, then cook and stir for 1 minute or 2 without browning.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Then add the chopped cauliflower and mix well.

Stage 5 - 7 min.

Add 300 ml liquid cream, reduce heat and cover.

Cook gently until cauliflower is tender.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Remove and discard the garlic clove, bay leaf and rosemary sprig.

Blend the contents of the pan...

Stage 7

...until you have a thick cream of cauliflower to your liking.

Cover and leave on very low heat.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Cook the leek in a small frying pan over medium heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Stop cooking as soon as it is tender, then salt it.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Add the leek to the cream of cauliflower, mix well and check the seasoning.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

In the same small frying pan as the leeks, still over medium heat, pass 2 slices smoked salmon cut into strips, to barely sear them (2 minutes max).

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Heat the serving plates.

Serve a good layer of creamy cauliflower and a few pieces of smoked salmon.

Remarks

If necessary, add a little extra cream to the cauliflower purée in step 7 to make it nice and creamy.

You can easily replace the smoked salmon with another smoked fish, such as trout or haddock.

Keeping

1 day in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,595 Kcal or 10,865 Kj	82 gr	72 gr	220 gr
130 %	32 %	7 %	33 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
127 Kcal or 532 Kj	4 gr	3 gr	11 gr
6 %	2 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
649 Kcal or 2,717 Kj	21 gr	18 gr	55 gr
32 %	8 %	2 %	8 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Fish

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 11.44 $
Per person : 2.86 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green beans "Napoléon", Gratin with Parmesan flavours, Mushrooms on toast, French style, Auvergne gratin, Gratin of leeks with Morbier cheese, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with beetroot tops, Scallops au gratin, Tomato tatin, Leek fondue, Caesar salad, ... All
	Smoked salmon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Salmon rillettes, Potatoes with smoked salmon, Smoked salmon sacristains, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chorba, Roasted cauliflower, Country vegetable soup, Harvest Gratin, Cauliflower tabouleh, ... All

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