Ingredients for 2 servings
- 3 eggs
- 750 g (26 oz) of chicory
- 100 g (3.5 oz) of crumbled blue cheese
- 50 g (1.75 oz) of grated Gruyère
- 1 large chopped onion
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 25 g (0.9 oz) of butter
- 1 cup of crème fraîche
- salt and pepper
Recipe: Chicory Gratin with Blue Cheese
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min
Servings
2 serv.
Step-by-step directions
1 Clean the chicory, cut into small pieces then cook in boiling salted water for about ten minutes. Drain well and set aside. Preheat your oven to 175°C (345°F).
2 Gently sauté the garlic and onion in the butter, add your chicory and stir.
3 In a bowl beat the eggs, crumbled blue cheese, salt and pepper, add the chicory and the cup of cream, stir everything together.
4 Fill your individual dishes and sprinkle grated Gruyère on top. Bake at 175° for 15 minutes (watch carefully).
Bon appétit!!!
Chef Patrick's Comment
Good recipe, personally I would have sweated the diced chicory in butter (rather than in water) then I would have added the garlic and onion to finish cooking them together before mixing with the mixture (eggs cream and blue cheese).
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