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Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins

This melt-in-the-mouth cauliflower dish is a kind of purée, bound with a little potato and cooked in milk to add creamy smoothness.

This makes a great accompaniment for meat, or as the main feature, served in ramekins with slivers of fried dry-cured ham.

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Last modified on: March 3^rd 2019

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For 1 kg, you will need:

1 750 g cauliflower
2 250 g potatoes
3 1 litre whole milk
4 grated nutmeg
5 50 g butter (optional)
6 1 tablespoon olive oil
7 2 slices smoked ham
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 2,075 grams

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33 min.	25 min.	58 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 750 g cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel 250 g potatoes and slice, then rinse.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put the cauliflower and potatoes in a large saucpan. Pour in 1 litre whole milk, then add salt, pepper and grated nutmeg.

Stage 4 - 20 min.

Put on mdeium heat and bring to the boil.

Cook until the potatoes and cauliflower are just tender.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

Drain the vegetables (the milk can be saved for another use) and blend.

For a richer version, you can add add 50 g butter, but this is not essential.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

This should give you a smooth purée.

Taste to check the seasoning.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat.

When good and hot, add 2 slices smoked ham and fry until crisp.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Break up the ham slices into small slivers.

Stage 9 - 1 min.

Mix the ham bits into the cauliflower purée.

Stage 10

Serve hot, preferably in small individual dishes.

Remarks

It is not essential to cook the vegetables in milk, but it does give a better creamy texture.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,735 Kcal or 7,264 Kj	79 gr	105 gr	110 gr
87 %	31 %	10 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
84 Kcal or 352 Kj	4 gr	5 gr	5 gr
4 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

% 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: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg : 3.31 €

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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: Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Pain perdu, Leek and celery soup, ... All
	Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower, red bean and avocado salad, Warm autumn salad, Cauliflower, chicken and avocado salad, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Winter cauliflower tabbouleh, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roast potatoes "à la provençale", Chilli potato wedges, Chicken breasts with tarragon, Taos hotpot, Pork roast with herbs, ... All
	Smoked ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Surprise bread, Dauphinoise potatoes with Serano ham, Potato galette, Beurre d'escargot, ... All

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