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Spiced butternut gratin

For this recipe, the butternut squash is cooked in two stages: first roasted, then finished in a gratin with Mornay sauce (bechamel with cheese).

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Last modified on: December 19^th 2021

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 25 ml smoked cheese
2 100 ml Bechamel sauce
3 ½ butternut squash
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 tandoori spices
6 1 tablespoon Mustard

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
39 min.	40 min.	1 hour 19 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Cut 25 ml smoked cheese into small dice or slivers.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Prepare or reheat 100 ml Bechamel sauce. Add the diced cheese and mix well then set aside.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Peel ½ butternut squash using a vegetable peeler. Cut in half, scrape out and discard the seeds. Chop the flesh into small chunks.

Put the butternut chunks into a bowl.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Sprinkle 2 tablespoons olive oil and tandoori spices over and mix well.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 1 tablespoon Mustard and mix again.

Stage 6 - 20 min.

Spread out over a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 15-20 minutes. The butternut should be soft enough for a knife blade to go through it easily.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put the butternut chunks into a buttered gratin dish.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

Pour the cheese sauce over. Add any leftover cheese on top.

Stage 9 - 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes until the top is nicely browned.

Remarks

If you don't have smoked cheese, opt instead for any other classic cheese.

You can use whatever spice mix you prefer: tandoori, chilli, Cajun...

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,333 Kcal or 18,141 Kj	201 gr	765 gr	91 gr
217 %	77 %	72 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
399 Kcal or 1,671 Kj	18 gr	70 gr	8 gr
20 %	7 %	7 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,167 Kcal or 9,073 Kj	100 gr	382 gr	46 gr
108 %	39 %	36 %	7 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 6.36 €
Per person : 3.18 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Leek and Mimolette tart, Gratin "grilled inside", Spinach and cauliflower with sesame béchamel sauce, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Ham "friand" pie, ... All
	Smoked cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scrambled eggs and leeks on toast, Smoky canapés, Cockles and cabbage with smoky cream sauce, Ham and endives au gratin, ... All
	Tandoori spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tandoori-flavoured chicken with leeks, Sea bass with Indian spices, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Feta and spinach brik pie, Cretan Bread, Scandinavian cocktail, Potato tortilla (Spanish omelette), Warm lentil salad, ... All

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