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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 14^th 2024

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 15 g sesame seeds
2 400 g cauliflower
3 500 ml whole milk
4 ½ sprig thyme
5 ½ garlic clove
6 ½ shallot
7 10 g butter
8 300 g cooked spinach
9 100 g Bechamel sauce
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 1,343 grams

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 15 min.

Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce

Pour 15 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.

Stage 2 - 15 min.

Prepare 400 g cauliflower, then slice it (a mandolin is ideal for this).

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Pour the strips into a saucepan and cover with milk, add ½ sprig thyme, ½ garlic clove, and salt.

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 5 - 3 min.

Prepare and chop ½ shallot.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

In the just-rinsed cauliflower pan, melt over medium heat 10 g butter.

Add the chopped shallot, salt and pepper, and cook without browning, stirring, for 1 minute.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Add 300 g cooked spinach...

Stage 8 - 2 min.

... then the cauliflower and mix.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Finish with the roasted sesame and 100 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.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
888 Kcal or 3,718 Kj	111 gr	167 gr	120 gr
44 %	43 %	16 %	18 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
66 Kcal or 276 Kj	8 gr	12 gr	9 gr
3 %	3 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
444 Kcal or 1,859 Kj	55 gr	83 gr	60 gr
22 %	21 %	8 %	9 %

% 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: Sesame, Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 2.44 €
Per person : 1.22 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Elsa's Comtoise galette, Coffee custard, Real custard sauce (crème anglaise), Rice pudding with fruit and nuts, Italian hot chocolate , ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted cauliflower, Du Barry soup, Thaï rice with small vegetables, Paella, ... All
	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach à la Lorraine, Spinach Omelette, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, Salmon and spinach quiche, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur, Leek and Mimolette tart, Bolognaise lasagne, Endives , Potato and broccoli gratin, ... All

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