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Endive gratin with cancoillotte

Name: Endive gratin with cancoillotte
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 g endives (head of chicory); 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 slices smoked ham; 250 g cancoillotte; 2 tablespoons grated cheese

Here is a variation on the classic French recipe for endives with ham. This recipe uses cancoillotte cheese instead of the usual béchamel sauce.

138 K 4/5 (53 reviews)

60 min.

Easy

4.55 €

4 people

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: February 5^th 2014

For 4 people, you will need:

1 500 g endives (head of chicory)
2 4 tablespoons olive oil
3 2 slices smoked ham
4 250 g cancoillotte
5 2 tablespoons grated cheese
Total weight: 900 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

Cooking: 30 min.

All in all: 60 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 20 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Stage 1

Prepare 500 g endives (head of chicory) but do not blanch them. Cut in half lengthways.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on medium heat and when hot add the endives.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Stage 2

Fry until lightly browned on both sides. Do this in batches if necessary.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Stage 3

Arrange a layer of endives in a gratin dish.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Stage 4

Lay the ham on top.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Stage 5

Add any remaining endives.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 20 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Stage 6

Pour 250 g cancoillotte over and top with grated cheese (to give a nicely browned top when cooked).

Cook in the oven for about 20 minutes.

Remarks

You can use bà¼ndnerfleisch (Swiss dried beef) brési (French smoked beef from the Franche-Comté region) instead of ham.

If you can't get cancoillotte, just use slices of another cheese, preferably with a soft texture, such as Saint-Nectaire or roblochon.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	60 RDI=20 %	20 RDI=2 %	100 RDI=20 %	1,200 RDI=60 %	5,040 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=3 %	2 RDI=0 %	10 RDI=2 %	130 RDI=7 %	560 RDI: 7 %
Per person	20 RDI=6 %	6 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=4 %	300 RDI=20 %	1,260 RDI: 20 %