Endive Gratin With Apples, Speck And Parmesan

• 8 endives
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 lemon juice
• 1 3/8 tablespoons butter
• 8 slices speck
• 2 apples Reinette
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 6 3/4 fluidounces heavy cream 20 cl
• 1 cup grated Parmesan

1. Remove the outer leaves of the endives. Rinse and dry them. Cut the endives in 2, lengthwise. Remove the core to remove any bitterness.
2. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the endives and the lemon juice. Make them melt over low heat for 20 minutes. Drain thoroughly.
3. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
4. Spread with butter the gratin dish.
5. Cut the slices of speck 2.
6. Wash the apples and dry them. Remove the core and slice them.
7. Interleave the endives, the speck, and the apples slices in the dish. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Pour the cream, sprinkle with parmesan, and give a turn of the pepper mill.
9. Bake 20 minutes and put under the grill for 5 minutes.

endives, olive oil, lemon juice, butter, speck, apples, salt, ground black pepper, heavy cream, parmesan

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Endive-Gratin-with-Apples_-Speck-and-Parmesan-782171 (may not work)