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 12 people, you will need:
- 1
200 ml turnip (or other vegetable) tops - 2
41.28 ml butter - 3
600 ml cauliflower - 4
8 tablespoons olive oil - 5
600 ml cooked potatoes - 6
500 ml liquid cream - 7
200 ml cheese - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long does 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 600 ml cooked potatoes cut into slices, salt again slightly.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Pour 500 ml liquid cream.
Stage 9 - 4 min.
And finish with 200 ml 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 |
| 4,186 Kcal or 17,526 Kj | 83 gr | 166 gr | 354 gr |
| 209 % | 32 % | 16 % | 54 % |
| 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 12 people : 5.66 €
- 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: Thaï rice with small vegetables, Creamy cauliflower and avocado salad, Cauliflower coconut curry, Winter cauliflower tabbouleh, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, ... All |
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Polish-style beetroot salad, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Green Piedmont Salad, Croque-monsieur gourmand, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky sausage and mash, Vegetable rosette tart, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Pain perdu, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, ... All |
 | Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Polenta with beetroot tops, Carrot-top pesto, Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, "Au vert" beef, Turnip top soup, ... All |
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