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Endive and Fennel Gratin with Almonds Recipe
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Endive and Fennel Gratin with Almonds Recipe

14 ingredients 6 to 8 servings openrecipes

Here is my adaptation of cardos con almendras, a wonderful vegetable preparation popular at Christmas time in Navarra and Aragon. Cardos are cardoons, a vegetable...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1038
Calories
56g
Protein
27g
Fat
143g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel Bulb 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Endive not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 5 medium-size Belgian endives (about 1 1/2 pounds), trimmed but with the root ends left intact
  • 1 medium-size fennel bulb (about 1 pound), stalks trimmed
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or broth
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large pinch of sugar
  • Coarse salt (kosher or sea)
  • 1/3 cup minced onion
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 tablespoons minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 5 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/4 cups sliced blanched almonds (1 cup coarsely ground in a food processor, 1/4 cup left sliced)

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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