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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 20^th 2022

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For 18 people, you will need:

1 300 ml turnip (or other vegetable) tops
2 61.92 ml butter
3 900 ml cauliflower
4 12 tablespoons olive oil
5 900 ml cooked potatoes
6 750 ml liquid cream
7 300 ml cheese
8 salt
9 pepper

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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.

Prepare 300 ml turnip (or other vegetable) tops (See these tips) then cook them into a pan over medium heat with 61.92 ml butter (The frenchs said "faire tomber").

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Prepare 900 ml cauliflower, put it in a bowl, sprinkle it with 12 tablespoons olive oil, salt, pepper and mix well.

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.

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 900 ml cooked potatoes cut into slices, salt again slightly.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Pour 750 ml liquid cream.

Stage 9 - 4 min.

And finish with 300 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.

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
6,278 Kcal or 26,285 Kj	125 gr	249 gr	531 gr
314 %	48 %	23 %	81 %

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 %

% 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 18 people : 8.49 €
Per person : 0.47 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Polish-style beetroot salad, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Eggs Comtoise, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Green Piedmont Salad, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Thaï rice with small vegetables, Vegetable tartare, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts, Eton mess, Crunchy blackcurrant and mascarpone cream verrine, Endive and beer soup, Crème de foie gras, ... All
	Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Turnip top soup, Polenta with beetroot tops, Carrot-top pesto, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, ... All

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