Gratin of carrots & root vegetables

Gratin of carrots & root vegetables

Serve as a tasty side for your favourite meat dish or as an impressive vegetarian main.

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr 15 mins - 1 hr 25 mins

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4/fan 160C and butter a shallow ovenproof dish. Layer the potatoes, then the parsnip in the bottom of the dish with two of the sliced garlic cloves and sprinkle over a little salt and half the rosemary. It's best to keep the potatoes buried under the other vegetables because they go black if they are on top of the gratin.
  2. Pour the cream and milk into a large saucepan, add the rest of the rosemary and garlic, the carrots and a little seasoning. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat to the lowest it will go and simmer for 3 minutes.
  3. Pour the carrots and cream over the other vegetables, and spread the carrots out. Sprinkle over the parmesan, cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake a further 20 minutes until golden and bubbly.

PER SERVING

532 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 41 g, saturated fat 25g, fibre 5g, salt 0.5 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2003.

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  • 17 November 2007

    bobby rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty, but next time I do it I will cook the potatoes & parsnips for 2 or 3 minutes before I put them in the dish because they took longer to cook. Apart from that it was a nice change to eat vegatables all together. We eat it with grilled sirloin steak. Yum!!!

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  • 10 December 2007

    Trisha commented on this recipe

    This was fantastic and so easy to make.... everyone thought it was delicious and it will certainly be made again and again and has been requested for Xmas Day!

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  • 25 March 2008

    Gill commented on this recipe

    I've made this a few times now, the last time I added a spoon of Honey Mustard to the carrots and cream whilst they were in the pot..it made all teh difference, really gorgeous. I also added crispy bacon bits on another occasion and it went down a treat!!

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  • Binder photo L3E

    26 March 2008

    L3E commented on this recipe

    So good to the tastebuds, so bad to the arteries... this is in my "now more often than every two months" category.

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  • 06 June 2008

    Blondie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    deeelish. i have it with roasted chicken legs and a green salad.

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  • 26 September 2008

    Kathryn rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 08 October 2008

    sally rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was better than expected, but I did find it needed an extra twenty minutes to cook through properly.

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  • 06 November 2008

    viktory rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious. Very rich and very moreish. Easy to cook although it is preparation intensive. Well worth it. I'll definitely be having this again.

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  • 15 December 2008

    yumyum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Gorgeous recipe! We were three people and polished off 3/4s, with the leftovers eaten for brunch the next day. Definitely worth the effort, a nice alternative to regular potato gratin.

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  • 03 April 2009

    Tony rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simply excellent! Our 16 year old wanted us to put the leftovers in sanwiches for school, quite a compliment from a Burger King Junkie!

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  • 20 May 2009

    julieblue rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely, holds well in the oven if cooked before you are ready, looks good and tastes delicious

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    04 November 2009

    Di rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this as a side dish with chicken and asparagus which my family really enjoyed. As I am vegetarian I had it as a main with asparagus on the side. It is lovely but a bit calorific!

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  • 17 May 2010

    pauline commented on this recipe

    This dish was fantastic, just wished i could have made it low fat..

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  • 10 August 2010

    KathrynV rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is delicious! It is very calorific, so probably best saved for high days and holidays, but it is worth it! Will definitely make again.

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  • 22 December 2010

    minacolada rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This had a gorgeous aromatic flavour, and with a leg of roasted chicken makes a lovely comfort meal. I added a generous dollop of Dijon to the cream sauce, and next time I think I'll scatter fried cubetti di pancetta in amongst the layers. Will definitely make again.

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  • Binder photo MCC

    08 March 2011

    MCC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is really really nice and very morish! Not part of the 'low-fat' diet but definitely worthy of the weekend treat list!

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  • 10 April 2011

    patricia commented on this recipe

    Can you use anything other than double cream for this recipe to cut the calories and fat content, i.e. half fat creme fraiche for instance?

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    19 June 2011

    lmc rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Highly recommend. Gorgeous. Cooked to perfection and very tasty.

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  • Binder photo woo

    08 July 2011

    woo commented on this recipe

    Very satisfying, tasty and highly recommended. The addition of a little mustard is a nice touch too (thank you BBC Good Food comments). I have also used the same quantities as stated in the recipe but prepared in individual large ramekins which has looked great as a side dish. I have served this with both pork chops and glazed ribs...delicious!

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    08 July 2011

    woo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    ooops forgot the stars!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 1 hr 15 mins - 1 hr 25 mins

This creamy gratin of vegetables scented with rosemary, is a great plate-mate for a big hunky roast beef or fillet steaks. Alternatively, serve it as the star of an all vegetable meal.

Ingredients

  • 500g waxy potatoes (we used Desirée), sliced wafer thin
  • 1 small parsnip , sliced wafer thin
  • 3 plump garlic cloves , thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 284ml carton double cream
  • 150ml full-fat milk
  • 350g carrots , sliced wafer thin
  • 50g parmesan , grated
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PER SERVING

532 kcalories, protein 11g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 41 g, saturated fat 25g, fibre 5g, salt 0.5 g

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