Mixed Vegetable Gratin Recipes

VEGETABLES AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Steam carrots, cauliflower and green beans until fork tender.
• In a separate, large saucepan, melt margarine. Add onion and cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally until tender.
• Whisk in flour, celery salt and oregano. Cook and stir one minute. Add milk, broth and lemon juice.
• Cook and whisk until thickened and bubbly all over.
• Stir in shredded cheddar until melted. Add hot, drained vegetables to saucepan, stirring to coat evenly with the sauce.
• Pour vegetables and sauce into deep one quart casserole dish.
• In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs with romano cheese, olive oil and parsley. Mix well.
• Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over the top of vegetables.
• Bake uncovered in 350 F oven for 25 - 30 minutes, until heated through and crumbs are golden brown.

MEDITERRANEAN MIXED VEGETABLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees.
• Wash all of the vegetables, drain and dry.
• Slice the tomatoes into rounds 1/4-inch thick. Cut the potatoes, leaving the skin on, into equally sized rounds. Peel the onion, leaving whole, cut into thin round slices.
• Cut the pepper in half, remove and discard the seeds and ribs, and cut into a thin julienne.
• Leave the skin on the eggplant and cut into thin round slices.
• Trim the top of the fennel bulb and slice the fennel on a vegetable slicer into thin slices beginning at the base and continuing up to the top.
• Using a large ceramic vegetable gratin dish, brush the bottom of the dish with some of the olive oil. Lay the sliced tomatoes on the bottom of the dish in single layer overlapping where necessary. Season this and each succeeding layer of vegetables with salt and pepper as you go to ensure balanced flavors.
• Lay the potatoes on top of the tomatoes, season and continue with a layer of onion.
• Combine the peppers and lay the peppers over the onion layer. Next add a layer of eggplant and finally a layer of thinly sliced fennel remembering to carefully season each vegetable layer.
• Drizzle 3 tablespoons of olive oil over the top layer of vegetables and place the dish into the oven. Bake for 45 minutes.
• While the gratin is baking, combine the remaining olive oil with the garlic, mint, bread crumbs, cheese and season with a fresh grind of black pepper. After the vegetables have cooked for 45 minutes, remove from the oven, sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the top and return to the oven for another 15 minutes or until the top browns to a golden color.

MIXED VEGETABLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Pour butter over mixture and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer vegetable mixture to 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Cover with aluminum foil and bake 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes longer.
• Preheat broiler. Sprinkle mixture with cheese. Broil until cheese melts and begins to brown, about 4 minutes.

LAST MINUTE MIXED VEGETABLE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spray a 2 quart baking dish well with non-stick spray.
• Cook the vegetables until just barely done; they will cook more in the baking process.
• Drain and set aside to cool as you continue.
• Using a blender, make the toast into crumbs; set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the butter or margarine and the oil on a medium heat; saute the onions in the butter and oil until transparent.
• Add the soup, milk, mustard powder and salt and pepper and cook, whisking very often, until the mixture is bubbly, thickened, and a bit reduced; remove from heat.
• Put the vegetables in a large bowl, then stir in the sauce mixture, about 2 tablespoons of the bread crumbs, and 1/2 cup shredded cheese; blend well.
• Spoon mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Melt the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and combine well with the remaining bread crumbs.
• Mix in the remaining cheese and sprinkle the mixture evenly over the vegetables.
• Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until the mixture is heated through and the top is browned.

CHEF JOHN'S ROOT VEGETABLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Add the vegetables, and cook uncovered for 3 minutes. Drain in a colander, then immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes until cold to stop the cooking process. Once the vegetables are cold, drain well, and set aside.
• Cook garlic and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until garlic starts sizzling, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, heavy cream, thyme, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper; cook until mixture begins to simmer, about 5 minutes.
• Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with olive oil and spread vegetables evenly over the oil.
• Pour broth and cream mixture over vegetables and top with half of the grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
• Cover baking dish loosely with aluminum foil, place on a baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• Remove baking dish from the oven and top with remaining Parmigiano-Reggiano. Bake uncovered until vegetables are browned, bubbling, and tender, about an additional 30 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let rest for 20 minutes.

VEGETABLE GRATIN 3 WAYS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Make the béchamel sauce: Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté for 3 minutes, or until fragrant.
• Add the flour and whisk into the butter. Cook for 3 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• While whisking, pour in the milk and heavy cream. Season with the salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, whisking frequently, until the sauce coats the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Remove the leaves and stem from the head of the cauliflower and chop into roughly ½-inch (1-cm) florets. Set aside.
• Trim the Brussels sprouts, then thinly slice. Add the sprouts to a 9x13-inch (23x33 cm) baking dish and push to one side, filling about a third of the dish.
• Add the corn to the center third of the baking dish. Add the cauliflower florets to the remaining third of the baking dish.
• Pour the béchamel sauce evenly over the vegetables.
• Top the Brussels sprouts with the Gruyère cheese and bacon bits.
• Top the corn with the cheddar cheese.
• Top the cauliflower with the Parmesan cheese.
• Sprinkle the bread crumbs evenly over the vegetables.
• Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for 30 minutes more, until the vegetables are tender and the top is golden brown.
• Serve warm.
• Enjoy!