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.
61 K 3.2/5 (9 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
3 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: October 16th 2019
For 3 people, you will need:
- 1
350 ml cauliflower - 2
350 ml broccoli - 3
350 ml egg-plant or aubergine - 4
1.5 tablespoon 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
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Resting: 5 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 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 1.5 tablespoon 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
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=10 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 990 RDI=50 % | 4,150 RDI: 50 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 80 RDI=4 % | 340 RDI: 4 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=5 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 330 RDI=20 % | 1,380 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 3 people : 5.50 €
- Per person : 1.85 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Egg-plant or aubergine
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Cauliflower
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