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 20th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
½ cup turnip (or other vegetable) tops - 2
1 ½ tablespoon butter - 3
1 1⁄3 cup cauliflower - 4
4 tablespoons olive oil - 5
1 1⁄3 cup cooked potatoes - 6
1 cup liquid cream - 7
½ cup cheese - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long will it take?
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.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
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.
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 1 1⁄3 cup cooked potatoes cut into slices, salt again slightly.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Pour 1 cup liquid cream.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
And finish with ½ cup 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.
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.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 2.83 €
- Per person : 0.47 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, Cauliflower coconut curry, Roscoff salad, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, ... All |
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken with spinach in a cream sauce , Eggs Comtoise, Pollack Parmentier, Gratin of purple artichokes, Salmon marinated like herring, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine gratin, Flamiche, Bourguignon potatoes , Cocotte eggs with Comté, Chicken Brussels pie, ... All |
 | Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Polenta with beetroot tops, "Au vert" beef, Turnip top soup, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, ... All |
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