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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.

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Duration

1 hour

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 25^th 2026

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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: 880 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

30 min.

Cooking

30 min.

All in all

1 hour

Preparation 30 min.

Cooking 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 20 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Step 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.

Step 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Step 2

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

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Step 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Step 3

Arrange a layer of endives in a gratin dish.

Step 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Step 4

Lay the ham on top.

Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Step 5

Add any remaining endives.

Step 6 - ⌛ 20 min.

Endive gratin with cancoillotte : Step 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: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	6 g RDI=7 %	3 g RDI=1 %	10 g RDI=10 %	125 kcal RDI=5 %	524 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	14 g RDI=16 %	6 g RDI=2 %	22 g RDI=22 %	274 kcal RDI=10 %	1,148 kJ RDI=10 %
Whole recipe	57 g RDI=64 %	23 g RDI=7 %	86 g RDI=87 %	1,097 kcal RDI=41 %	4,592 kJ RDI=41 %