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Cauliflower and chickpea purée

Cauliflower and chickpeas go really well together. Here they are combined in a creamy purée which makes a delicious accompaniment for red meat, for example.

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Last modified on: January 27^th 2021

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 8 ½ cups cauliflower
2 4 shallots
3 ¹⁄₃ cup butter
4 2 ²⁄₃ cups tinned (canned) chickpeas
5 1 cup liquid cream
6 ½ cup grated cheese
7 salt
8 pepper

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
22 min.	20 min.	42 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 8 ½ cups cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 8 min.

Boil in salted water until completely tender.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Drain and set aside.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Prepare 4 shallots and slice thinly.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Melt ¹⁄₃ cup butter in a large pan on medium heat. When good and hot, add the shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Add the cauliflower.

Stage 7 - 4 min.

Then add 2 ²⁄₃ cups tinned (canned) chickpeas.

Mix thoroughly and cook for 3 or 4 minutes, stirring frequently.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Add 1 cup liquid cream and cook for a further 3 or 4 minutes.

Stage 9 - 4 min.

Blend to a smooth purée.

Note: if the mixture is too dry to make a purée, add a little more cream, milk, or the water from cooking the cauliflower.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Add ½ cup grated cheese.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

Put on low heat and stir until the cheese is completely melted.

Stage 12

Transfer to a serving dish, or serve in individual ramekins.

Remarks

For extra flavour, you can cook the cauliflower in vegetable stock.

The cream in stage 8 can be replaced with half the quantity of whole milk (adjust the amount to arrive at the right texture).

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,579 Kcal or 10,798 Kj	114 gr	195 gr	149 gr
129 %	44 %	18 %	23 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
84 Kcal or 352 Kj	4 gr	6 gr	5 gr
4 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
215 Kcal or 900 Kj	10 gr	16 gr	12 gr
11 %	4 %	2 %	2 %

% 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 12 people : 6.22 €
Per person : 0.52 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Du Barry soup, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Thaï rice with small vegetables, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, ... All
	Tinned (canned) chickpeas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chorba, Chickpea salad, Lebanese-style chickpea salad, Green hummus, Hummus, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy spinach and potato gratin, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Pistachio panna cotta with custard, Tagliatelle with cockles, Crusty cockle tart, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cheese Soufflé, Duck Parmentier, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Enchiladas, Spinach Croque-monsieur , ... All

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