Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon
A creamy cauliflower purée with steamed leek, and strips of smoked salmon lightly sautéed on the side.
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Last modified on: February 5th 2023
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
2 cauliflowers - 2
2 leeks - 3
2 shallots - 4
2 cloves garlic - 5
8 tablespoons olive oil - 6
2 bayleaves - 7
2 sprigs rosemary - 8
600 g liquid cream - 9 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 10
4 slices smoked salmon - 11
salt - 12
pepper - Total weight: 4,092 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 40 min. | 16 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - 15 min.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
In a saucepan over medium heat, pour in 8 tablespoons olive oil then when hot add the minced shallot, unpeeled garlic clove, 2 bayleaves and 2 sprigs rosemary.
Season with salt and pepper, then cook and stir for 1 minute or 2 without browning.
Season with salt and pepper, then cook and stir for 1 minute or 2 without browning.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Then add the chopped cauliflower and mix well.
Stage 5 - 7 min.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Stage 7
...until you have a thick cream of cauliflower to your liking.
Cover and leave on very low heat.
Cover and leave on very low heat.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Cook the leek in a small frying pan over medium heat with 4 tablespoons olive oil.
Stop cooking as soon as it is tender, then salt it.
Stop cooking as soon as it is tender, then salt it.
Stage 9 - 1 min.
Add the leek to the cream of cauliflower, mix well and check the seasoning.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
In the same small frying pan as the leeks, still over medium heat, pass 4 slices smoked salmon cut into strips, to barely sear them (2 minutes max).
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Remarks
If necessary, add a little extra cream to the cauliflower purée in step 7 to make it nice and creamy.
You can easily replace the smoked salmon with another smoked fish, such as trout or haddock.
You can easily replace the smoked salmon with another smoked fish, such as trout or haddock.
Keeping
1 day in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,191 Kcal or 21,734 Kj | 165 gr | 143 gr | 440 gr |
| 260 % | 63 % | 14 % | 67 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 127 Kcal or 532 Kj | 4 gr | 3 gr | 11 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 649 Kcal or 2,717 Kj | 21 gr | 18 gr | 55 gr |
| 32 % | 8 % | 2 % | 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 21.22 €
- Per person : 2.65 €
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)
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, Celeriac in cream and mustard sauce, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Scallops with sorrel and Noilly Prat, Eggs with green asparagus and Parmesan cheese, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Guacamole, Polenta, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Couscous, ... All |
 | Smoked salmon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Smoked salmon sacristains, Surprise bread, Spaghetti with smoked salmon, Crispy smoked salmon and herb rolls, Potato Waffles with Smoked Salmon, ... All |
 | Shallot: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Welsh-style potato purée, Hamburgers, Hotpot my grandmother's way , Mushroom velouté, Pan-fried salmon with white cabbage, ... All |
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