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.
41K 8 3.3
Last modified on: October 16th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
1 kg 400 g cauliflower - 2
1 kg 400 g broccoli - 3
1 kg 400 g egg-plant or aubergine - 4
6 tablespoons olive oil - 5
40 g butter - 6
300 ml liquid cream - 7
160 g Époisses - 8
100 g Comté cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 4,890 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 1 kg 400 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 1 kg 400 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 1 kg 400 g egg-plant or aubergine and dice.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Pour 6 tablespoons 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 300 ml liquid cream over.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Add 160 g Époisses cut into strips.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Top with the grated 100 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 |
| 3,964 Kcal or 16,596 Kj | 147 gr | 211 gr | 282 gr |
| 198 % | 56 % | 20 % | 43 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 81 Kcal or 339 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 6 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 330 Kcal or 1,382 Kj | 12 gr | 18 gr | 23 gr |
| 17 % | 5 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 21.92 €
- Per person : 1.83 €
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)
 | Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Light Broccoli Soup, Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Potato and broccoli gratin, How to prepare broccoli, ... 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, Moussaka, Vegetable tian, Madras rice, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Du Barry soup, Warm autumn salad, Creamy cauliflower with smoked salmon, Vegetable tartare, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Smoked eggs, Vanilla ice cream, Apple Batter Puddings, Apple and almond gratin, ... All |
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