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.
47 K 3.3/5 (8 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
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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 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 €
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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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