Savory Cauliflower Strudel is crispy on the outside but creamy and flavorful on the inside. A rustic dish, beautiful to bring to the table but above all with an irresistible taste.
Strudels can be sweet or savory, with homemade dough or ready-made puff pastry…

Today I will explain how to prepare the savory strudel with cheese, cauliflower, and cooked ham with your hands!

A tasty recipe that combines the goodness of vegetables with the intense flavor of ham and cheese, in a swirl with a rustic and genuine appearance.

Perfect to serve as a rustic dinner or even as an appetizer if sliced and served at room temperature, the strudel, I’m sure, will win over those who love characterful dishes with a bold flavor!

It’s a fairly simple preparation that won’t take you much time but will result in a very original dish, a savory variant of the classic sweet strudel, but above all, it will conquer everyone with the crispness of the outer pastry and the creaminess of the filling.

It is a dish born by chance, to use up a nice slice of cooked ham… too little to divide between two people.

And I, who do not get discouraged but above all use my imagination in the kitchen… look here… take from there… and voilà, the strudel is ready!

Recipe with two cooking methods: in the oven or air fryer.

Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Economical
Preparation time: 25 Minutes
Portions: 4 People
Cooking methods: Electric Oven, Air Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All Seasons

590.00 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 590.00 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 31.35 (g) of which sugars 2.15 (g)
Proteins 25.22 (g)
Fat 40.98 (g) of which saturated 13.89 (g)of which unsaturated 24.64 (g)
Fibers 2.67 (g)
Sodium 880.28 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 200 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

Savory Cauliflower Strudel

1 1/3 lbs cauliflower (cleaned weight)
3.5 oz cooked ham (1 thick slice)
150 emmentaler (or Galbanino or fontina etc.)
1 egg
3 tablespoons ricotta
1.75 oz parmesan
1 puff pastry (rectangular)
salt
pepper
1 tablespoon milk
1 egg yolk

Tools

Air Fryers
Pot

Steps

Savory Cauliflower Strudel

To start the preparation of the savory strudel with cauliflower, start with the cauliflower.
Wash the cauliflower florets and boil them well in salted water.
Drain them.
Remove the rind from the fresh cheese and cut it into cubes.
Also, cut the cooked ham into cubes.
Grate the cheese.
Mix the now cold cauliflower with the ham, cubed cheese, ricotta, one egg, and grated cheese in a bowl.
Add salt, but not too much, and a grind of pepper.
Mix.
(It is a recovery recipe, meaning I used emmental that I had in the fridge, but you can use the cheese you like best. Anyway, I will tell you that cooked ham and emmental go together very, very well).
Roll out the puff pastry into a rectangle of approximately 14×10 inches and place it on a sheet of baking paper.
Place the prepared filling on one half of the rectangle.
Fold the puff pastry over the filling and seal the edges well.
Place the strudel on the baking tray lined with baking paper, with the seam side down, then score the strudel on the surface with a sharp knife and brush it with egg yolk diluted with a teaspoon of milk.
Bake the strudel in a preheated ventilated oven at 428°F for 10-15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 356°F, switch to static mode, and continue baking for another 15-20 minutes.
Air fryer cooking: cook at 374°F for 15/18 minutes, until the strudel is well browned.
I want to remind you that both the oven have different cookings, so always check.
When the strudel is well browned, take it out of the oven and let it cool.
Enjoy your meal.