Vegetables Au Gratin Recipes

AU GRATIN RECIPE

Steps:

• Boil water add salt to it. Add 3/4 cup carrot, 1 cup potato and 1/2 cup beans. Cook for 3 mins.
• Then add 1/4 cup peas and 1/2 cup cauliflower. So the vegetables comes to 3 cups in total. Cook for 2 mins.
• Drain and remove the vegetables. Do not overcook.
• Drain water completely and set aside. You can use the drained water as vegetable stock for making soups. Set this aside.
• Heat 1/4 cup butter - Let it melt. If you prefer you can add finely 1/2 tsp chopped garlic and 2 tbsp finely chopped onion.
• Add 1/4 cup flour.
• Keep whisking until no dry flour is seen.
• Add 2 cups milk and keep whisking simultaneously to avoid lump formation.
• Keep stirring until it starts to thicken.
• Within few mins the sauce will start to thicken. Cook in low flame, Keep stirring. Once it starts to thicken switch to a spatula.
• The sauce will will coat the ladle.
• Add salt to taste, 1/2 tsp crushed pepper, 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder and 2 tbsp cheese.
• After adding cheese it bubbles up and becomes more creamy and thick. This white sauce is called Bechamel sauce. Bechamel sauce is ready now.
• Now add cooked vegetables.
• Mix it well, cook for a minute then switch off.
• The vegetables should be well coated with the sauce, the sauce should not be very thick it should still be goey like shown below.
• Vegetables in bechamel sauce ready.
• Preheat oven at 200 deg C for 10 mins. Transfer it to a baking dish.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup grated cheese to cover the top. Bake in preheated oven at 200 deg C for 20 mins. Change to grill mode for the last 2-3 mins to get a golden crusty top.
• Veg Au gratin ready to be served. Perfectly done au gratin ready. Crusty top with a gooey white sauce with vegetables tastes out of the world.
• Do try and enjoy. You can enjoy au gratin as such or with crisp toasted bread. Enjoy Au gratin hot!

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.

ROASTED VEGETABLE AU GRATIN RECIPE

Steps:

• To begin making the Roasted Vegetable Au Gratin Recipe into a preheated pan add oil, zucchini, carrots and green beans.
• Sprinkle salt to taste. Saute and power cook the vegetables on high heat for a minute or two. The moment you see the vegetables softening a little, turn off the heat and keep aside.
• Next we will make the cheese sauce; melt butter over low heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and add flour. Turn the heat down and keep stirring so as to avoid any lumps.
• When the flour smells toasted and turns light brown in color and mixes together evenly with the butter, pour in the milk and cheese spread and keep stirring to avoid any lumps. Once you get a smooth mixture turn off the heat and keep aside.
• For assembling the Roasted Vegetable Au Gratin Recipe into a baking dish pour the white sauce and add the cooked vegetables. Mix well and spread the mixture evenly in the baking dish.
• Finally spread the grated cheese evenly on the top. Place the Roasted Vegetable Au Gratin Recipe in the preheated oven at 180 degree Celcius.
• Bake until the cheese melts and is lightly golden brown in colour.
• Once done remove the Roasted Vegetable Au Gratin Recipe from the oven and serve hot.
• Serve Roasted Vegetable Au Gratin Recipe with Garlic Bread With Herb Butter Recipe and Pomegranate Mint Cocktail Recipe for a weeknight dinner.

FRENCH GREEN VEGETABLE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 375 F and butter a large gratin dish.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, gently sauté the onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the onion and continue sautéing the mixture for 30 seconds.
• Add the milk, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper to the pan and stir constantly for 3 to 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.
• Stir the prepared broccoli, zucchini, spinach, and Cantal or cheddar cheese into the sauce and bring the mixture to just a simmer. Turn it out into the buttered gratin dish.
• Stir together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, and melted butter and sprinkle the buttered breadcrumbs over the gratin.
• Bake the vegetable gratin in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until it is hot and bubbly, the vegetables are tender, and the breadcrumbs have turned golden brown.

SUMMER VEGETABLE GRATIN

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven to 400 degree. Brush 13- by 9-inch baking dish with 1 teaspoon oil; set aside.
• Toss zucchini and squash slices with 1 teaspon salt in large bowl; transfer to colander set over bowl. Let stand until zuccchini and squash release at least 3 tablespoons of liquid, about 45 minutes. Arrange slices on triple layer paper towels; cover with another triple layer paper towels and firmly press each slice to remove as much liquid as possible.
• Meanwhile, place tomato slices in single layer on double layer paper towels and sprinkle evenly with 1/2 teaspoon salt; let stand 30 minutes. Place second doube layer paper towels on top of tomatoes and press firmly to dry.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 teaspoon oil in 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onions, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened and dark golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
• Combine garlic, 2 teaspoons oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper and thyme in small bowl. In large bowl, toss zucchini and squash in half of oil mixture, then arrange in greased baking dish. Arrange caramelized onions in even layer over squash. Slightly overlap tomato slices in single layer on top of onions, Spoon remaining garlic-oil mixture evenly over tomatoes. Bake until vegetables are tender and tomatoes are starting to brown on edges, 40-45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, process bread in food processor or belender until finely ground (about 10 seconds). You should have about 1 cup crumbs. Combine bread crumbs, remaining teaspoon oil, parmesan and shallots in medium bowl. Remove baking dish from oven and increase heat to 450 degrees. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture evenly on top of tomatoes. Bake until bubbling and cheese is lightly browned, 5-10 minutes. Sprinkle with basil and let sit at room temperature 10 minutes before serving.

VEGETABLE GRATIN

Steps:

• In a large saute pan set over medium heat, add enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. When the oil is hot, add the onions and saute until translucent, but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Add the tomatoes and cook until they start to give off their liquid, about 5 minutes. Add the thyme and season with salt and pepper. Add the sugar and cook until there is almost no liquid left, about 10 to 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Lay the eggplant and zucchini out on a flat surface and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil.
• In another large saute pan set over medium high heat, add enough olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. When the oil just starts to smoke, add the eggplant in 1 layer and cook just until golden brown on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. You might need to do this in batches. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Blot the top with additional paper towels.
• In the same pan, add more olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan. When the oil just starts to smoke, add the zucchini in 1 layer and saute until just browned on each side, about 1 minute per side. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
• In a shallow roasting pan or baking dish, spread half of the tomato sauce evenly over the bottom. Begin layering the eggplant and zucchini along the outside of the baking dish so they are overlapping slightly. Continue until the pan is full and the eggplant and zucchini is used. Cover the top with the remaining tomato sauce, spreading evenly. Sprinkle the mozzarella and Parmesan evenly over the top, covering completely.
• Place the baking dish inside a large baking dish. Pour hot water into the larger baking dish about half way up the sides to make a water bath. Bake for 25 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbly. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

ROOT VEGETABLE AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a small pot, heat the milk with the thyme over medium-low heat until hot.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the canola oil. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add the flour and cook stirring constantly until the flour is lightly golden brown, about 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the hot milk. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until very thick. Stir in the Cheddar, pumpkin pie spice and salt and pepper to taste.
• Coat the bottom of the prepared baking dish with a thin layer of the sauce. Place one layer of carrots slightly overlapping in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with an overlapping layer of the parsnips. Pour a third of the sauce over top. Repeat with two more layers each of the carrots and parsnips, ending with the sauce.
• In a small bowl, stir together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Evenly sprinkle over the top of the gratin.
• Bake until the gratin is bubbling and the topping is browned, and when pierced through the vegetables yield easily, about 1 1/2 hours. If the top begins to brown too quickly, cover with foil. Let rest for 10 minute before serving.