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.
7,8553.8/5 for 5 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 16th 2019
For 6 people, you will need:
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1 lb + 8.6 oz cauliflower - 1
1 lb + 8.6 oz broccoli - 2
1 lb + 8.6 oz egg-plant or aubergine - 3
3 tablespoons olive oil - 4
0.7 oz butter - 5
5.3 oz liquid cream - 6
2.8 oz Époisses - 7
1.8 oz Comté cheese - 8
salt - 9
pepper
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 min. | 5 min. | 42 min. | 1 hour 23 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Keeping:
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 1 lb + 8.6 oz 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 lb + 8.6 oz 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 lb + 8.6 oz 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 5.3 oz liquid cream over.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Add 2.8 oz Époisses cut into strips.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Top with the grated 1.8 oz 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.
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 : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cauliflower and egg salad, Cauliflower curry, Breton coleslaw, Paella, Chorba, ... All |
| Broccoli: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Potato and broccoli gratin, Sautéed Green Vegetables, Light Broccoli Soup, Quartet of brassicas with cream , ... All |
| Egg-plant or aubergine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ratatouille confite, Madras rice, Moussaka, Ratatouille, ... All |
| Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Shallot confit tart, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... All |
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