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.
43K 3.3/5 based on 8 reviews
Last modified on: October 16th 2019
Keywords for this recipe:For 3 people, you will need:
- 1
350 ml cauliflower - 2
350 ml broccoli - 3
350 ml egg-plant or aubergine - 4
2 tablespoons olive oil - 5
10.32 ml butter - 6
75 ml liquid cream - 7
40 ml Époisses - 8
25 ml Comté cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper
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 350 ml 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 350 ml 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 350 ml egg-plant or aubergine and dice.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Pour 2 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 75 ml liquid cream over.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Add 40 ml Époisses cut into strips.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Top with the grated 25 ml 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 |
| 1,059 Kcal or 4,434 Kj | 37 gr | 53 gr | 78 gr |
| 53 % | 14 % | 5 % | 12 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 86 Kcal or 360 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 6 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 353 Kcal or 1,478 Kj | 12 gr | 18 gr | 26 gr |
| 18 % | 5 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 people : 5.51 €
- 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)
 | Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéd broccoli with ham, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Light Broccoli Soup, ... All |
 | Egg-plant or aubergine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Madras rice, Vegetable tian, Ratatouille, Ratatouille confite, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, ... All |
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roasted Cauliflower, Breton coleslaw, Cauliflower coconut curry, Gratin with Parmesan flavours, Paella, ... All |
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tarte Normande, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Crusty cockle tart, Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, ... All |
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