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Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce

For this very green and vegetal recipe, vegetables are cooked separately, and bound with a Mornay sauce (Béchamel with cheese).

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Last modified on: August 6^th 2023

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For 8 people, you will need:

1 8 artichokes heart
2 800 g broad beans
3 600 g courgette
4 2 shallots
5 8 tablespoons olive oil
6 6 tablespoons olive oil
7 400 g Bechamel sauce
8 100 g grated cheese
9 parsley (optional)
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 2,152 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
46 min.	11 min.	57 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Cut 8 artichokes heart into small pieces.
You can use small purple artichokes (as in the photo), or classic artichokes.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Prepare and cook 800 g broad beans.

Reserve.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare and slice 600 g courgette (choose small zucchinis if possible).

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

Prepare and chop 2 shallots.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 8 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, pour in the zucchini.

Stage 6 - 7 min.

Sauté until zucchini is cooked but still barely firm.

Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a plate.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Return the pan to the heat, pour in 6 tablespoons olive oil, then when hot, add the chopped shallot.

Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Add the broad beans and artichoke...

Stage 9 - 3 min.

...then the zucchinis.

Heat the mixture, stirring a little.

Stage 10

Make or reheat 400 g Bechamel sauce, and add 100 g grated cheese to make the Mornay sauce.

Add the vegetable sauce, chopped parsley, and mix quickly one last time.

Stage 11

Your vegetables are ready.

Remarks

Vegetables can easily be changed for this recipe, so don't hesitate to adapt according to your tastes and the season.

If you're a gourmand, don't hesitate to increase the weight of grated cheese in the béchamel sauce, for a richer Mornay sauce...

Keeping

Enjoy immediately, but can be stored in the fridge protected by cling film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,854 Kcal or 16,136 Kj	90 gr	187 gr	305 gr
143 %	26 %	13 %	34 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
179 Kcal or 749 Kj	4 gr	9 gr	14 gr
7 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
482 Kcal or 2,018 Kj	11 gr	23 gr	38 gr
18 %	3 %	2 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 8 people : 6.33 £
Per person : 0.79 £

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Broad beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Salade Niçoise, Summer Salmon Blanquette, Baby broad beans and peas with rice and mascarpone , Vegetable pie, Rabbit with mustard, ... All
	Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Green hummus, Scallops with crunchy vegetables and wine sabayon, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Green Piedmont Salad, Italian style gratin, ... All
	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chard and potato gratin, Potato and broccoli gratin, Spiced butternut gratin, Ham and endives au gratin, Croque-monsieur, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed cabbage leaves, Baker's pizza, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Avengers' potatoes, Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, ... All

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