Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin
The small squash used here is the Japanese chestnut pumpkin or "potimarron". For this gratin, we scrape out the seeds and fill the centre with a mixture of three sorts of cheese and cream, then bake it in the oven until the pumpkin flesh is soft.
Served straight from the oven like this, it is good to dive into the gratin with a spoon.
Served straight from the oven like this, it is good to dive into the gratin with a spoon.
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Last modified on: January 24th 2016
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
600 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 2
30 g Morbier cheese - 3
30 g Comté cheese - 4
30 g Mont d'Or cheese - 5
2 tablespoons liquid cream - 6
salt - 7
pepper - 8
2 sprigs thyme (optional) - Total weight: 720 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 13 min. | 40 min. | 53 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 2 min.
Prepare the pumpkins
Use one small pumpkin (about 11 ounces or 300 g) per person.
Slice just a little off the bottom so that it will sit firmly on the plate.
Take care to leave a good thickness of skin, or the pumpkin may leak during cooking.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds from the centre of each pumpkin, then
salt and pepper the inside.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
salt and pepper the inside.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Slice the cheeses thinly and divide between the pumpkins.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Pour a spoonful of cream over the cheese, then salt lightly and pepper.
Stage 5 - 40 min.
Cook the pumpkins
Bake for about 40 minutes.
Stage 6
Serve piping hot.
Remarks
You can use any combination of cheeses you prefer, rather than this (delicious) trio from the Franche-Comté.
Keeping
Should be eaten immediately.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 552 Kcal or 2,311 Kj | 31 gr | 38 gr | 31 gr |
| 28 % | 12 % | 4 % | 5 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 77 Kcal or 322 Kj | 4 gr | 5 gr | 4 gr |
| 4 % | 2 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 276 Kcal or 1,156 Kj | 16 gr | 19 gr | 15 gr |
| 14 % | 6 % | 2 % | 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 3.17 €
- Per person : 1.59 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron braised in meat jus, Mixed vegetable curry, Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Taos hotpot, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), ... All |
 | Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turmeric risotto, Spinach and Comté Loaf, bread-crust quiche, Deep leek and potato quiche, Two-cheese quiche, ... All |
 | Mont d'Or cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta with Mont d'Or, Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Morel risotto with Vin Jaune and Mont d'Or, Hot box cheese , Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All |
 | Morbier cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin Comtois, Bouchées montagnardes, Ham and cheese slices with spring onions, Montbenoit's canapés, ... All |
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