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The strange gratin

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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Last modified on: July 20^th 2022

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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 potato
6 250 ml liquid cream
7 100 g cheese
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,230 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
27 min.	1 hour 3 min.	1 hour 30 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 potato 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.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,093 Kcal or 8,763 Kj	42 gr	83 gr	177 gr
105 %	16 %	8 %	27 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
170 Kcal or 712 Kj	3 gr	7 gr	14 gr
9 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
349 Kcal or 1,461 Kj	7 gr	14 gr	30 gr
17 %	3 %	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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 2.83 €
Per person : 0.47 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Creamy risotto with vegetables , Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, Two-colour cauliflower salad, Cauliflower tabouleh, ... All
	Cooked potato: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salmon marinated like herring, Potatoes with bacon and herbs, Erika's ceviche, Chard and potato gratin, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Sorrel omelette, Penne with Mushrooms, Rosemary steamed fish, Pistachio tiramisu, Eton mess, ... All
	Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Turnip top soup, Polenta with beetroot tops, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Carrot-top pesto, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, ... All

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