Ingredients:
2 bunches mustard greens, trimmed, washed and blanched
4 Tbs. butter
4 Tbs. flour
2 1/2 cups milk
2 minced shallots
1 sprig fresh thyme
4 oz. cambozola cheese, crumbled
1 baguette, thinly sliced, oiled seasoned and toasted
freshly grated nutmeg
ground cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Butter a two-quart gratin or casserole dish, set aside.
3. In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium high heat.
4. Whisk in flour and cook and whisk for 3 minutes.
5. Stir in shallots and sprig of thyme.
6. Slowly whisk in milk and then cambozola cheese, nutmeg, cayenne, salt and pepper. Taste for seasoning.
7. Make a layer of baguette slices in the bottom of the buttered gratin dish.
8. Top that with blanched and squeezed-dry mustard greens.
9. Pour milk mixture all over the top.
10. Bake for 45 minutes until bubbling.