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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 2 litres cauliflower
2 4 shallots
3 61.92 ml butter
4 600 ml tinned (canned) chickpeas
5 200 ml liquid cream
6 100 ml grated cheese
7 salt
8 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 2 litres 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 61.92 ml 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 600 ml tinned (canned) chickpeas.

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

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Add 200 ml 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 100 ml 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
1,983 Kcal or 8,302 Kj	108 gr	187 gr	89 gr
99 %	42 %	18 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
69 Kcal or 289 Kj	4 gr	7 gr	3 gr
3 %	1 %	1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
165 Kcal or 691 Kj	9 gr	16 gr	7 gr
8 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

% 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 : 5.42 €
Per person : 0.45 €

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