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Endive gratin with cancoillotte

Here is a variation on the classic French recipe for endives with ham. This recipe uses cancoillotte cheese instead of the usual béchamel sauce.

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Last modified on: February 5^th 2014

For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g endives (head of chicory)
2 4 tablespoons olive oil
3 2 slices smoked ham
4 250 g cancoillotte
5 2 tablespoons grated cheese
Total weight: 900 grams

Change those ingredients for: 2 people 4 people 8 people 12 people

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
27 min.	30 min.	57 min.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge.

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Stage 1 - 20 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Photo of step #1

Prepare 500 g endives (head of chicory) but do not blanch them. Cut in half lengthways.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on medium heat and when hot add the endives.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Photo of step #2

Fry until lightly browned on both sides. Do this in batches if necessary.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Photo of step #3

Arrange a layer of endives in a gratin dish.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Photo of step #4

Lay the ham on top.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Photo of step #5

Add any remaining endives.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Photo of step #6

Pour 250 g cancoillotte over and top with grated cheese (to give a nicely browned top when cooked).

Cook in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Remarks

You can use bà¼ndnerfleisch (Swiss dried beef) brési (French smoked beef from the Franche-Comté region) instead of ham.

If you can't get cancoillotte, just use slices of another cheese, preferably with a soft texture, such as Saint-Nectaire or roblochon.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,203 Kcal or 5,037 Kj	61 gr	25 gr	96 gr
60 %	23 %	2 %	15 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
134 Kcal or 561 Kj	7 gr	3 gr	11 gr
7 %	3 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
301 Kcal or 1,260 Kj	15 gr	6 gr	24 gr
15 %	6 %	1 %	4 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 4.54 €
Per person : 1.14 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

	Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Endives "bonne femme", Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Thin endive tart, Comtoise endive salad, ... All
	Cancoillotte: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Risotto-style celeriac, Eggs Arsène, Eggs Comtoise, Comtoise tart for Seàn, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, Coq au vin, Sautéd mushrooms with spring onions and cured ham, Tapenade, Risotto-style celeriac, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Little vegetable omelettes, Ham and cheese slices with spring onions, Ham spirals, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Potato galette, ... All

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