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.
55 K 3.2/5 (9 reviews)
1 hour 25 min.
Easy
12 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: October 16th 2019
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
1 litre 400 ml cauliflower - 2
1 litre 400 ml broccoli - 3
1 litre 400 ml egg-plant or aubergine - 4
6 tablespoons olive oil - 5
41.28 mls butter - 6
300 ml liquid cream - 7
160 mls Époisses - 8
100 mls Comté cheese - 9
salt - 10
pepper
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Resting: 5 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 1 hour 25 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 1 litre 400 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 1 litre 400 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 1 litre 400 ml egg-plant or aubergine and dice.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Pour 6 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 300 ml liquid cream over.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Add 160 mls Époisses cut into strips.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Top with the grated 100 mls 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 | 140 RDI=50 % | 200 RDI=20 % | 190 RDI=30 % | 3,070 RDI=150 % | 12,850 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=0 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 70 RDI=3 % | 280 RDI: 3 % |
| Per person | 10 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 260 RDI=10 % | 1,070 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 20.75 €
- Per person : 1.75 €
Change currency: 
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)
Cauliflower
Like these other recipes: Cauliflower coconut curry, Chorba, Auvergne gratin, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, ... See them all 49
Broccoli
Like these other recipes: Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, Potato and broccoli gratin, Light Broccoli Soup, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Leek and broccoli "à la flamande", ... See them all 11
Egg-plant or aubergine
Like these other recipes: Vegetable tian, Ratatouille confite, Madras rice, Eggplant Polpette, Moussaka, ... See them all 7
Liquid cream
Like these other recipes: Curried mussels with cabbage, Involtinis, Ham pasta bake, Plum and almond panna cotta, Soft Croque-monsieur with 3 cheeses, ... See them all 170
Other recipes you may also like
French baguettes
This classic of French baking is rather different from the recipe for leavened bread, it's a question of making a good crust and light crumb along the whole length. To succeed, you should know that there are two secrets: water first of all (much more than for normal bread), and the working of the...October 24th 20171.09 M 364.7 5 hours 6 min.
Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse
This is a chocolate cream with chopped candied grapefruit peel and caramelized nuts added to give bit of crunch. The small pot of cream is topped with an Irish coffee mousse (flavours of coffee, fresh cream, sugar and whisky).March 11th 2011262 K 15 60 min.
How to prepare cabbage
Cabbage can be used cooked or raw, whole leaves or in julienne. Here is how to prepare a cabbage julienne.December 31th 20131.13 M 13.4 45 min.
How to prepare cauliflower
This is how to start with a whole califlower and finish with only the best of the vegetable.February 5th 2022223 K4.1 35 min.
Mini palmiers
Palmiers are a traditional French patisserie, consisting of folded puff pastry caramelized with sugar. These small versions are made with the shop-bought puff pastry that comes ready-rolled in a circle.September 11th 201890 K5 40 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-07-06)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.