Endive gratin with cancoillotte

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
30 min.	30 min.	60 min.

Step by step recipe

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.
2	Fry until lightly browned on both sides. Do this in batches if necessary. Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
3	Arrange a layer of endives in a gratin dish.
4	Lay the ham on top.
5	Add any remaining endives.
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.

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