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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 2 kg, you will need:

1 1 litre 500 ml cauliflower
2 500 mls potatoes
3 2000 ml whole milk
4 grated nutmeg
5 103.2 mls butter (optional)
6 2 tablespoons olive oil
7 4 slices smoked ham
8 salt
9 pepper

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33 min.	25 min.	58 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 1 litre 500 ml cauliflower.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Peel 500 mls potatoes and slice, then rinse.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Put the cauliflower and potatoes in a large saucpan. Pour in 2000 ml 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 103.2 mls 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 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat.

When good and hot, add 4 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
2,150 Kcal or 9,002 Kj	59 gr	140 gr	151 gr
108 %	23 %	13 %	23 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
100 Kcal or 419 Kj	3 gr	7 gr	7 gr
5 %	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 2 kg : 4.52 €

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