Recipe courtesy of Valerie Bertinelli
Root Vegetable Gratin
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 2 hr 5 min
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 12 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 228
- Total Fat
- 15 g
- Saturated Fat
- 9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 17 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Protein
- 8 g
- Cholesterol
- 50 mg
- Sodium
- 444 mg
When I travel, I bring a stack of food magazines to read for inspiration. On a particular cross-country flight, I was prepping for a new season of my TV show and saw a recipe for a parsnip gratin. I thought, "Well, parsnips are root vegetables. I love root vegetables in general. What if I just do a bunch of root vegetables all together in a gratin?" A few days later, I was basking in the creamy, cheesy glory of my latest creation. You'll do the same. You can slice your root vegetables with a knife, but I recommend using my favorite kitchen utensil, the mandoline, and then taking care to spread the thin slices evenly. This dish transforms a quartet of ordinary roasted root vegetables that might not otherwise cohabit the same baking dish into old-fashioned, crowd-pleasing comfort food. Later, you can ask, "When was the last time anyone asked for more parsnips?"
- Level: Easy
- Total: 2 hr 5 min
- Active: 20 min
- Yield: 12 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 12 servings
- Calories
- 228
- Total Fat
- 15 g
- Saturated Fat
- 9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 17 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Protein
- 8 g
- Cholesterol
- 50 mg
- Sodium
- 444 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Using a mandoline or sharp knife, cut the potatoes, beet, fennel and parsnips into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Toss together the vegetable slices, salt, and 3/4 cup of the cream in a large bowl.
- 2. Spread half of the mixture evenly in the prepared baking dish. Top with 1 cup of the Parmesan. Top evenly with the remaining vegetable mixture. Pour the remaining 3/4 cup cream over the vegetables, and top with the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan. Cover loosely with aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- 3. Uncover and bake until the vegetables are tender and the cheese is golden brown, another 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool for 15 minutes before serving with some black pepper ground over the top.
