Cauliflower Gratin

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Cauliflower Gratin

Gratin is like a great grandmother - a great way to get the kids to love cauliflower.

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Ingredients

4 servings
300 g Cauliflower in Small Florets
½ litre Water
½ tsp Coarse salt
150 g Cooked smoked ham
90 g Wheat flour
300 ml Milk
10 g Butter
4 Egg yolks
1 pinch Coarse salt
1 pinch Freshly pepper
4 Egg whites
1½ tbsp Breadcrumbs

Garnish

Pinch of chives

Additional

2 Slices of Toasted wholemeal rye bread
300 g Tomatoes
100 g Iceberg lettuce

Instructions

Step 1

  • Put the cauliflower florets into salted, boiling water and cook for approximately 4 minutes. Drain the cauliflower in a sieve.

Step 2

  • Cut the ham into small cubes.

Step 3

  • Put the flour and 150ml of milk in a thick-bottomed pan. Whisk until smooth. Add the rest of the milk and butter and bring to a boil whilst whisking. Cook the mixture well. Remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture cool slightly.

Step 4

  • Stir in the egg yolks one at a time. Stir well in between. Add salt, pepper, ham and cauliflower florets. Beat the egg whites until very stiff, and fold half into the mixture with a dough scraper.

Step 5

  • Finally fold the rest of the whites in gently. Pour the mixture into a greased gratin dish (approximately 2 litres). Bake in the middle of the oven. Serve immediately.

Baking Time

  • 1 hour at 175 °
Enjoy!
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Top Tip

Make a broccoli gratin - use lightly steamed broccoli instead of cauliflower - however, broccoli neeeds only 1½-2 minsutes cooking at the start.