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Individual creamy endive gratins

Name: Individual creamy endive gratins
Prep time: 44 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 endives (head of chicory); 1 onion; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 200 ml cream; 50 g chanterelles; Salt; Pepper

In this recipe, the endives are first blanched, then baked with cream and mushrooms in individual cassolettes (small gratin dishes or large ramekins).

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Duration

1 hour 5 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 25^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 8 endives (head of chicory)
2 1 onion
3 2 tablespoons olive oil
4 200 ml cream
5 50 g chanterelles (optional)
6 Salt
7 Pepper
Total weight: 915 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

45 min.

Cooking

25 min.

All in all

1 hour 5 min.

Preparation 45 min.

Cooking 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Individual creamy endive gratins : Stage 1

Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.

If the mushrooms are dried, soak them in warm water, if they are fresh preparethem.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Individual creamy endive gratins : Stage 2

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a pan on medium heat. When hot, add the chopped onion, salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 20 min.

Individual creamy endive gratins : Stage 3

Add 200 ml cream and the mushrooms, salt and pepper, then leave to thicken slightly on low heat.

Check seasoning.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).

Stage 4 - ⌛ 30 min.

Individual creamy endive gratins : Stage 4

Prepare 8 endives (head of chicory), and divide between the buttered dishes.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Individual creamy endive gratins : Stage 5

Cover with the cream and mushroom mixture.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Individual creamy endive gratins : Stage 6

And bake in the oven...

Stage 7

...until the top is nicely browned.

Remarks

You can replace the chanterelles with other mushrooms. Dried mushrooms, such as black trumpets (also known as horn of plenty) or morels are particularly good.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge in a sealed container. Should be reheated.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	1 g RDI=2 %	4 g RDI=2 %	9 g RDI=13 %	111 kcal RDI=6 %	468 kJ RDI=6 %
Per person	3 g RDI=6 %	10 g RDI=4 %	21 g RDI=30 %	255 kcal RDI=13 %	1,069 kJ RDI=13 %
Whole recipe	14 g RDI=23 %	43 g RDI=16 %	87 g RDI=120 %	1,020 kcal RDI=51 %	4,275 kJ RDI=51 %