Chicory/Witlof With Gruyere and Ham Recipe

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Chicory/Witlof With Gruyere and Ham
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
742
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 8 heads chicory lettuce (=witlof)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup of sbrinz cheese (grated) (optional)

Directions:

  1. Clean chicory heads, remove outer leaves and cut off about 1 cm from the thick end of the chicory.
  2. Fill a large pot with water and add lemon, butter and salt, add chicory and boil for about 20-30 minutes or until tender (cooking time depends on the size of the chicories) Once cooked, drain really well (or all the excess water will leak out later and make your cheese sauce very very thin).
  3. Take 2 slices of ham and arrange them slightly overlapping on a cutting board, using tongs, place a chicory in the middle, sprinkle a small amount of the grated gruyere on and roll it up. (when I make this as a main course I personally use 3 slices of ham for each chicory, but that's just personal preference).
  4. Place the ham rolled chicory in an ovenproof dish.
  5. To make the cheese sauce:.
  6. Melt the butter in a saucepan, take off the heat and add the flour, using a whisk to blend it into a smooth paste with the cream and then add the milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
  7. Return the sauce to the heat to cook and thicken, whisking constantly. Don't worry if it looks overly thick, no matter how much water you get out of the chicory there will still be some left in there somewhere to make your sauce a little bit thinner.
  8. Lastly, add the rest of the grated Gruyere to the sauce (and Sbrinz cheese if you are using that too) stir, and then pour the sauce over the ham rolled chicorys.
  9. Put into a preheated oven at 220 C (425 F) for 10-20 minutes and serve hot.
  10. Serve with any pasta type that will coat with the sauce well.
  11. NOTE: I sometimes replace the cream with a soya product that we have here called soya cusine if you are watching your intake of dairy products, cholesterol etc then this is a healthier option and doesn't effect the taste of the dish at all.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 741.74 Kcal (3106 kJ)
Calories from fat 401.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.66g 69%
Cholesterol 149.1mg 50%
Sodium 1738.31mg 72%
Potassium 558.79mg 12%
Total Carbs 35.78g 12%
Sugars 6.43g 26%
Dietary Fiber 2.13g 9%
Protein 48.21g 96%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 952.2mg 95%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 157.3 Kcal (659 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.47g 69%
Cholesterol 31.62mg 50%
Sodium 368.64mg 72%
Potassium 118.5mg 12%
Total Carbs 7.59g 12%
Sugars 1.36g 26%
Dietary Fiber 0.45g 9%
Protein 10.22g 96%
Vitamin C 1mg 8%
Iron 0.3mg 7%
Calcium 201.9mg 95%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.1
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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