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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 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

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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 ½ cup turnip (or other vegetable) tops (See these tips) then cook them into a pan over medium heat with 1 ½ tablespoon butter (The frenchs said "faire tomber").

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).

Prepare 1 ¹⁄₃ cup cauliflower, put it in a bowl, sprinkle it with 4 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 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.

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 %

% 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 6 people : 2.83 €
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: Thin spinach and potato tart, Crispy potato galette with leeks, Green Piedmont Salad, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower curry, Country vegetable soup, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Cauliflower and egg salad, Chorba, ... All
	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy blackcurrant and mascarpone cream verrine, Langoustine gratin, Pain perdu, Artichoke hearts forestier , Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, ... All
	Turnip (or other vegetable) tops: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Turnip top soup, Carrot-top pesto, "Au vert" beef, Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, ... All

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