Potato gratins with garlic & red Leicester

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

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter 6 ramekins or 1 large baking dish.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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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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  • 08 January 2008

    tuffit rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    REALLY tasty!

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  • 24 February 2008

    freddysmiles commented on this recipe

    I was thinking of doing this with Halibut and Minted Carrots in White Wine, does anyone think the Gratins will be too overpowering for the delicate tast of the fish?

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  • 24 February 2008

    freddysmiles commented on this recipe

    I was thinking of doing this with Halibut and Minted Carrots in White Wine, does anyone think the Gratins will be too overpowering for the delicate taste of the fish?

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  • 20 April 2009

    Christine117 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic recipe! I added sauteed bell peppers and jalapenos for a kick :) Lovely, made for Easter dinner and everyone loved it. They were even better the next day warmed up!

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  • 05 August 2009

    middle_pin2 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Cooked as per the instructions, and these were pretty tasty. As mentioned above, reheated very well.

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  • 14 December 2009

    SREHAN rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fabulous dish! My two children (including a fussy toddler) wolfed it down. Making more this week. Only had mozarella and cheshire cheese - both tted yummy with these. Also added extra garlic too. Agree with the other cooks - it reheated really well.

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  • 03 January 2011

    Caroline rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 17 March 2011

    Trish commented on this recipe

    This is lovely,very simple to make, and great to look at ! Perfect for my sister in law who is allergic to cream, she woofed it down !

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  • 17 March 2011

    Trish rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    oops, forgot to rate it !

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  • 01 May 2011

    dragonma5306 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious! Halved the recipe for 3 and it turned out perfectly. Looked like it would be quite runny as it was bubbling away in the oven, but it firmed up nicely as it stood for 5 mins or so just before serving. Served with roast gammon and vegetables; a nice alternative to roast potatoes. Will definitely be making again.

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  • 03 October 2012

    JMC123 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    used full fat greek yogurt[didn't have creme fraiche], lots more cheese and red onion rather than white. It was nice but not something I would serve at a dinner party. It wasn't low fat coz I added lots more cheese [we don't need to watch our waists] but it still tasted low fat [euch]. Much prefer just having cream [and no cheese] in the traditional recipe and you probably eat eat far less because it is much richer. Think this is one of those recipes which, although nice, you could end up eating a higger caloric/fat amount because you THINK it is healthy. Nice. Would do again but with cream and no cheese.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Vegetarian

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
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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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