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Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce

For this very green and vegetal recipe, vegetables are cooked separately, and bound with a Mornay sauce (Béchamel with cheese).

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Last modified on: June 13^th 2024

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 artichokes heart
2 400 g broad beans
3 300 g courgette
4 1 shallot
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 3 tablespoons olive oil
7 200 g Mornay Sauce
8 parsley (optional)
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,026 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
46 min.	11 min.	57 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Cut 4 artichokes heart into small pieces.
You can use small purple artichokes (as in the photo), or classic artichokes.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Prepare and cook 400 g broad beans.

Reserve.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare and slice 300 g courgette (choose small zucchinis if possible).

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Prepare and chop 1 shallot.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, pour in the zucchini.

Stage 6 - 7 min.

Sauté until zucchini is cooked but still barely firm.

Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a plate.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Return the pan to the heat, pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil, then when hot, add the chopped shallot.

Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Add the broad beans and artichoke...

Stage 9 - 3 min.

...then the zucchinis.

Heat the mixture, stirring a little.

Stage 10

Add 200 g Mornay Sauce to the vegetables, the chopped parsley, and mix quickly one last time.

Stage 11

Your vegetables are ready.

Remarks

Vegetables can easily be changed for this recipe, so don't hesitate to adapt according to your tastes and the season.

If you're a gourmand, don't hesitate to increase the weight of grated cheese in the béchamel sauce, for a richer Mornay sauce...

Keeping

Enjoy immediately, but can be stored in the fridge protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,439 Kcal or 6,025 Kj	40 gr	86 gr	144 gr
72 %	15 %	8 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
140 Kcal or 586 Kj	4 gr	8 gr	14 gr
7 %	2 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
360 Kcal or 1,507 Kj	10 gr	21 gr	36 gr
18 %	4 %	2 %	5 %

% 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, Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.49 €
Per person : 0.87 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Broad beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable pie, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Summer Salmon Blanquette, Salade Niçoise, Rabbit with mustard, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baby courgette salad, Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, Tomato and courgette tart, Ratatouille confite, Courgette tart with mint, ... All
	Mornay Sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mornay onion tart, Spinach Mornay, ... All
	Artichoke heart: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Artichoke hearts forestier , Mixed salad with curry mayo, ... All

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