Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 500 g endives (head of chicory)
• 2 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 500 g cooked potatoes
• 4 100 ml liquid cream
• 5 200 g Mont d'or cheese
• 6 salt
• 7 pepper
• Total weight: 1,360 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	40 min.	60 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Trim any damaged outer leaves off the endives, then cut in half lengthways.
• 2: Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the endives.
  Brown the endives all over.
  Set aside.
• 3: Peel 500 g cooked potatoes and slice into rounds.
  Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
• 4: Butter a gratin dish.
  Spread the potato slices in an even layer in the bottom.
• 5: Pour 100 ml liquid cream over the potatoes, then salt and pepper.
• 6: Spread the endives in a layer on top. Salt and pepper lightly.
• 7: Top with 200 g Mont d'or cheese cut into slices.
• 8: Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Remarks

If you do not have Mont d'Or, use another similar cheese with a soft paste, such as a good Camembert.

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