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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

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

Keeping:

A few days in the fridge.

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Step by step recipe

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

% 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 : 9.25 €
Per person : 2.31 €

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Source

Home made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Endives (head of chicory): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endives "bonne femme", Individual creamy endive gratins, Flamiche, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Comtoise endive salad, ... All
	Cancoillotte: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Eggs Comtoise, Eggs Arsène, Comtoise tart for Seàn, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, Italian style gratin, Caesar salad, Salt cod brandade, Tomatoes Provençal, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ham and cheese slices with spring onions, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, Surprise bread, Eggs Benedict , Gougères, ... All

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