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The strange gratin

Name: The strange gratin
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 1 h 3 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops; 20 g butter; 300 g cauliflower; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 300 g cooked potatoes; 250 ml liquid cream; 100 g cheese; Salt; Pepper

Here is a recipe for a gratin that is a little unusual in its ingredients, which allows the use of vegetable tops and leftover cheese, but for a very successful taste despite everything.

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Duration

1 hour 30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 5^th 2026

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 200 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops
2 20 g butter
3 300 g cauliflower
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 300 g cooked potatoes
6 250 ml liquid cream
7 100 g cheese
8 Salt
9 Pepper
Total weight: 1,230 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

Cooking

1 hour 3 min.

All in all

1 hour 30 min.

Preparation 30 min.

Cooking 1 hour 3 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.

Prepare 200 g turnip (or other vegetable) tops (See these tips) then cook them into a pan over medium heat with 20 g butter (The frenchs said "faire tomber").

Set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Prepare 300 g cauliflower, put it in a bowl, sprinkle it with 4 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper and mix well.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour onto a sheet of baking paper placed on a baking sheet...

Stage 4 - ⌛ 20 min.

...and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Do not turn off the oven at the end of cooking.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Butter a casserole dish, and pour in the cauliflower.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the leaves and salt lightly.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.

Then 300 g cooked potatoes cut into slices, salt again slightly.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Pour 250 ml liquid cream.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 4 min.

And finish with 100 g cheese, which you will grate or cut into strips depending on what you have on hand (here 2 leftover cheeses, Comté and Brie).

Stage 10 - ⌛ 40 min.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Remarks

The proportions of tops, cauliflower and potatoes are indicative, make with what you have on hand.

For the cheese, it is interesting to put several different ones, for example leftovers, even a little dry, which can be used without waste.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	3 g RDI=5 %	6 g RDI=3 %	14 g RDI=19 %	167 kcal RDI=8 %	700 kJ RDI=8 %
Per person	6 g RDI=11 %	13 g RDI=5 %	28 g RDI=39 %	341 kcal RDI=17 %	1,429 kJ RDI=17 %
Whole recipe	41 g RDI=64 %	83 g RDI=31 %	172 g RDI=236 %	2,048 kcal RDI=102 %	8,575 kJ RDI=102 %