Potato gratins with garlic & red Leicester
Red Leicester gives these gratins a sharp flavour and brilliant colour - an ideal side dish if you're entertaining friends
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hour
Vegetarian
- Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter 6 ramekins or 1 large baking dish.
- Boil the potatoes in salted water until just tender, drain. Fry the garlic and onion in a little olive oil for 5 minutes until soft.
- Mix the crème fraîche and milk together in a large bowl then stir in the potatoes, onion mix and both cheeses. Pour into the ramekins or baking dish and cook in the oven for 45-50 minutes until golden and bubbling. Leave for 10 minutes before serving.
Why red Leicester?
The red Leicester gives these a sharp flavour and brilliant orange colour.
Per serving
460 kcalories, protein 15.7g, carbohydrate 37.8g, fat 28.4 g, saturated fat 16.1g, fibre 2.9g, salt 0.73 g
Recipe from olive magazine, April 2007.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 1 hour
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- butter , for the ramekins
- 5 maris piper or King Edward potatoes , large, about 1.2kg, cut into 2cm chunks
- 1 garlic clove , chopped
- 1 onion , chopped
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 150ml crème fraîche
- 125ml milk
- 200g Red Leicester , grated
- 30g Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated
Per serving
460 kcalories, protein 15.7g, carbohydrate 37.8g, fat 28.4 g, saturated fat 16.1g, fibre 2.9g, salt 0.73 g
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