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Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins

This melt-in-the-mouth cauliflower dish is a kind of purée, bound with a little potato and cooked in milk to add creamy smoothness.

This makes a great accompaniment for meat, or as the main feature, served in ramekins with slivers of fried dry-cured ham.

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Last modified on: March 3^rd 2019

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For 500 g, you will need:

1 375 g cauliflower
2 125 g potatoes
3 500 ml whole milk
4 grated nutmeg
5 25 g butter (optional)
6 ½ tablespoon olive oil
7 1 slice smoked ham
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,038 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 375 g cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel 125 g potatoes and slice, then rinse.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put the cauliflower and potatoes in a large saucpan. Pour in 500 ml whole milk, then add salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.

Stage 4 - 20 min.

Put on mdeium heat and bring to the boil.

Cook until the potatoes and cauliflower are just tender.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Drain the vegetables (the milk can be saved for another use) and blend.

For a richer version, you can add add 25 g butter, but this is not essential.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

This should give you a smooth purée.

Taste to check the seasoning.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Pour ½ tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat.

When good and hot, add 1 slice smoked ham and fry until crisp.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Break up the ham slices into small slivers.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Mix the ham bits into the cauliflower purée.

Stage 10

Serve hot, preferably in small individual dishes.

Remarks

It is not essential to cook the vegetables in milk, but it does give a better creamy texture.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
868 Kcal or 3,634 Kj	40 gr	53 gr	55 gr
43 %	15 %	5 %	8 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
84 Kcal or 352 Kj	4 gr	5 gr	5 gr
4 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

% 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

How much will it cost?

For 500 g : 1.66 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelized pear custard tart, Far Normandy-Brittany, Milk rolls, Indian rice pudding, Chantilly rice pudding, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Cauliflower curry, How to prepare cauliflower, Winter cauliflower tabbouleh, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin Dauphinois, Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Potato wallets, Express sauerkraut, How to cook potato grenaille , ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crab and smoked salmon club sandwiches , Hearty leek and sprout soup, Madras rice, Little vegetable omelettes, Eggs Benedict , ... All

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