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.
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Last modified on: January 24th 2016
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?
| 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, thensalt 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.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
For 2 people : 3.17 €
Per person : 1.59 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pumpkin (or potimarron) soup, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, How to prepare a pumpkin (or potimarron), Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, Taos hotpot, ... All |
| Mont d'Or cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Dipping bread with cheese, Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , Hot box cheese , Gratin of Endives with Mont d'Or, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All |
| Morbier cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Montbenoit's canapés, ... All |
| Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, Spinach and Comté Loaf, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Jura bread, Comtoise endive salad, ... All |
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