Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce
Spinach and cauliflower, each cooked on its own side, then bound together with a roasted sesame béchamel.
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Last modified on: January 14th 2024
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
30 g sesame seeds - 2
800 g cauliflower - 3
1 litre whole milk - 4
1 sprig thyme - 5
1 garlic clove - 6
1 shallot - 7
20 g butter - 8
600 g cooked spinach - 9
200 g Bechamel sauce - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 2,685 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 30 min. | 26 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Pour 30 g sesame seeds onto a baking sheet and roast in the oven at 150°C (300°F) for 15 minutes, then set aside.
Note: You can also roast them for 5 minutes in a small frying pan over medium heat.
Note: You can also roast them for 5 minutes in a small frying pan over medium heat.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Pour the strips into a saucepan and cover with milk, add 1 sprig thyme, 1 garlic clove, and salt.
Cook over low heat, uncovered, until the cauliflower is tender.
Cook over low heat, uncovered, until the cauliflower is tender.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Drain (save the milk for another recipe), then remove and discard the thyme and garlic clove.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
In the just-rinsed cauliflower pan, melt over medium heat 20 g butter.
Add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook without browning, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook without browning, stirring, for 1 minute.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Add 600 g cooked spinach...
Stage 8 - 2 min.
... then the cauliflower and mix.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Finish with the roasted sesame and 200 g Bechamel sauce, mix again.
Stage 10
Check the seasoning, and it's ready.
Remarks
If you have time, use the milk from cooking the cauliflower in step 4 to make the béchamel sauce.
No time to roast the sesame? Too bad, just use it as it is, it won't taste as good, but it's acceptable.
No time to roast the sesame? Too bad, just use it as it is, it won't taste as good, but it's acceptable.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, protected by cling film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,587 Kcal or 6,644 Kj | 95 gr | 117 gr | 105 gr |
| 79 % | 37 % | 11 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 59 Kcal or 247 Kj | 4 gr | 4 gr | 4 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 397 Kcal or 1,662 Kj | 24 gr | 29 gr | 26 gr |
| 20 % | 9 % | 3 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 4.89 €
- Per person : 1.22 €
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)
 | Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Celeriac and parsley soup, Celeriac soup with mustard, Italian hot chocolate , Mint and chocolate cream, Chantilly rice pudding, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roasted cauliflower, Du Barry soup, Vegetable tartare, Cauliflower coconut curry, Cauliflower and avocado rémoulade, ... All |
 | Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Crispy spinach rolls, Spinach Croque-monsieur , ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Gratin slices with spinach, Spinach on toast with bechamel, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Harvest Gratin, ... All |
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