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Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce

For this very green and vegetal recipe, vegetables are cooked separately, and bound with a Mornay sauce (Béchamel with cheese).

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Last modified on: June 13^th 2024

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 artichokes heart
2 400 g broad beans
3 300 g courgette
4 1 shallot
5 4 tablespoons olive oil
6 3 tablespoons olive oil
7 200 g Mornay Sauce
8 parsley (optional)
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,026 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
46 min.	11 min.	57 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Cut 4 artichokes heart into small pieces.
You can use small purple artichokes (as in the photo), or classic artichokes.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Prepare and cook 400 g broad beans.

Reserve.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare and slice 300 g courgette (choose small zucchinis if possible).

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Prepare and chop 1 shallot.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 4 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, pour in the zucchini.

Stage 6 - 7 min.

Sauté until zucchini is cooked but still barely firm.

Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a plate.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Return the pan to the heat, pour in 3 tablespoons olive oil, then when hot, add the chopped shallot.

Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Add the broad beans and artichoke...

Stage 9 - 3 min.

...then the zucchinis.

Heat the mixture, stirring a little.

Stage 10

Add 200 g Mornay Sauce to the vegetables, the chopped parsley, and mix quickly one last time.

Stage 11

Your vegetables are ready.

Remarks

Vegetables can easily be changed for this recipe, so don't hesitate to adapt according to your tastes and the season.

If you're a gourmand, don't hesitate to increase the weight of grated cheese in the béchamel sauce, for a richer Mornay sauce...

Keeping

Enjoy immediately, but can be stored in the fridge protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,807 Kcal or 7,566 Kj	114 gr	212 gr	292 gr
90 %	44 %	20 %	44 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
176 Kcal or 737 Kj	11 gr	21 gr	28 gr
9 %	4 %	2 %	4 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
452 Kcal or 1,892 Kj	29 gr	53 gr	73 gr
23 %	11 %	5 %	11 %

% 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, Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.49 €
Per person : 0.87 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Broad beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Vegetable pie, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Country-style spring pasta, Salade Niçoise, How to prepare broad beans, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salad greens and small omelette, Rice and zucchini salad with paprika, Quick stuffed courgettes, Paimpol salad, Courgettes (zuchinis) , ... All
	Mornay Sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Mornay, Mornay onion tart, ... All
	Artichoke heart: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Artichoke hearts forestier , Avocado, artichoke and chicken salad, Mixed salad with curry mayo, ... All

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