Two-cheese vegetable gratin
This is a vegetable gratin with a difference: 3 layers of different vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli and aubergine) with two different cheeses for a flavousome topping: Comté and Époisse.
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Last modified on: October 16th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
233 g cauliflower - 2
233 g broccoli - 3
233 g egg-plant or aubergine - 4
1 tablespoon olive oil - 5
7 g butter - 6
50 ml liquid cream - 7
27 g Époisses - 8
17 g Comté cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 815 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 min. | 5 min. | 42 min. | 1 hour 23 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 233 g cauliflower.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Boil in salted water until barely cooked (it should still be slightly firm).
Use a "spider" or slotted spoon to remove the cauliflower from the pan and drain thoroughly,. Leave the pan on the heat for the broccoli.
Use a "spider" or slotted spoon to remove the cauliflower from the pan and drain thoroughly,. Leave the pan on the heat for the broccoli.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Prepare 233 g broccoli.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Cook in the same water until barely tender (like the cauliflower).
Drain thoroughly.
Drain thoroughly.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Rinse and dry 233 g egg-plant or aubergine and dice.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the diced aubergine.
Fry until lightly browned, then take off the heat.
Fry until lightly browned, then take off the heat.
Stage 7 - 4 min.
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Butter a gratin dish and spread the cauliflower and aubergines in an even layer.
Butter a gratin dish and spread the cauliflower and aubergines in an even layer.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the broccoli, salt lightly, pepper and pour 50 ml liquid cream over.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Add 27 g Époisses cut into strips.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Top with the grated 17 g Comté cheese.
Stage 11 - 30 min.
Bake for about 25 minutes until the Comté is nicely browned. Finish browing under the grill briefly if necessary.
Remarks
Do feel free to adapt this recipe to your own tastes by using different vegetables or cheeses.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 665 Kcal or 2,784 Kj | 25 gr | 35 gr | 47 gr |
| 33 % | 9 % | 3 % | 7 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 82 Kcal or 343 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 6 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 333 Kcal or 1,394 Kj | 12 gr | 18 gr | 24 gr |
| 17 % | 5 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 3.67 €
- Per person : 1.84 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roasted vegetables with thyme and green sauce, Gratin "grilled inside", Roscoff salad, Roasted Cauliflower, Warm cauliflower salad with two cheeses, ... All |
 | Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, How to prepare broccoli, Sautéd broccoli with ham, ... All |
 | Egg-plant or aubergine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ratatouille, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, Vegetable tian, Moussaka, Ratatouille confite, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche filling mixture, Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon, Vegetable rosette tart, Far Normandy-Brittany, Artichoke hearts forestier , ... All |
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