Soufflé mac ’n’ cheese - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 25g butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 200g shallots, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 500g pasta tubes
• 2 tbsp flour
• 500ml whole milk
• 140g Gruyère, grated
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp grated nutmeg
• 180g pack cooked pulled ham hock
• 100g mature cheddar, chopped into chunks
• 3 tbsp cider vinegar
• 100ml sunflower oil
• 1 tbsp snipped chives
• 1 tbsp chopped tarragon
• 1 round lettuce, shredded
• 2 Little Gem lettuces