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Harvest Gratin

Purple artichokes, cauliflower and mozzarella combined with bechamel sauce in a gratin to cheer up the end of summer.

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Last modified on: September 20^th 2015

Keywords for this recipe:Gratin Cauliflower Purple artichoke Bechamel sauce Mozzarella

For 8 people, you will need:

0 1 kg 400 g cauliflower
1 1 kg purple artichoke
2 40 g butter
3 600 g Bechamel sauce
4 500 g mozzarella
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 3,540 grams

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30 min.	45 min.	1 hour 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 kg 400 g cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cook in plenty of boiling salted water just until barely tender.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 kg purple artichoke.

Stage 4 - 5 min.

Boil in salted water and, like the cauliflower, only until barely done.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Butter a gratin dish.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Arrange a layer of cauliflower in the bottom, then a layer of artichoke.

Salt and pepper lightly.

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Pour half the bechamel sauce over.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Then add the rest of the cauliflower and pour the remaining bechamel over.

Stage 9 - 3 min.

Top with 500 g mozzarella in thin slices.

Lightly salt and pepper once more.

Stage 10 - 35 min.

Bake for 30 to 40 minutes...

Stage 11

...until the top is nicely browned.

Remarks

If you don't have any purple artichokes, use a normal artichoke sliced into rounds.

Keeping

Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,751 Kcal or 15,705 Kj	186 gr	225 gr	235 gr
188 %	71 %	21 %	36 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
106 Kcal or 444 Kj	5 gr	6 gr	7 gr
5 %	2 %	1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
469 Kcal or 1,964 Kj	23 gr	28 gr	29 gr
23 %	9 %	3 %	4 %

% 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).

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 9.75 €
Per person : 1.22 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roscoff salad, Roasted Cauliflower, Roasted cauliflower, Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, ... All
	Purple artichoke: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Artichokes with beef, Poivrade Artichoke Salad, How to prepare purple artichokes, Purple artichokes braised in white wine, Mushroom and artichoke omelette, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chard and potato gratin, Italian style gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, Purple artichokes in a cheesy gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All
	Mozzarella: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quick flaky pizza, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Grilled cheese, Mozzarella pasta bake, ... All

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