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.
44K 3.3/5 based on 8 reviews
Last modified on: October 16th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
700 g cauliflower - 2
700 g broccoli - 3
700 g egg-plant or aubergine - 4
3 tablespoons olive oil - 5
20 g butter - 6
150 ml liquid cream - 7
80 g Époisses - 8
50 g Comté cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper - Total weight: 2,445 grams
How long will 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 700 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 700 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 700 g egg-plant or aubergine and dice.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Pour 3 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 150 ml liquid cream over.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Add 80 g Époisses cut into strips.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Top with the grated 50 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 |
| 1,982 Kcal or 8,298 Kj | 73 gr | 105 gr | 141 gr |
| 99 % | 28 % | 10 % | 21 % |
| 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 6 people : 10.96 €
- 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)
 | Egg-plant or aubergine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Madras rice, Ratatouille, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, Ratatouille confite, Vegetable tian, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese, The strange gratin, Creamy cauliflower and avocado salad, Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked haddock , ... All |
 | Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Broccoli savoury custard, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Light Broccoli Soup, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cocotte eggs with Comté, Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Vegetable clafoutis, Strawberry mousse with mascarpone, Little vanilla, clementine and chestnut verrines, ... All |
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