Combine celeriac and leek with mature cheddar for an indulgent Christmas side dish. A spoonful of mustard or horseradish stirred through the cream wouldn’t go amiss!
Ingredients
- 25 g butter
- 2 leeks outer layer removed, washed of any grit and sliced into rings
- 10 g rosemary leaves roughly chopped small handful
- 1 bay leaf
- 300 ml cream double
- 300 ml milk
- 1 celeriac about 500g, peeled, quartered and thinly sliced
- 100 g cheddar coarsely grated or gruyere
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a saucepan. Add the leeks, rosemary and bay leaf, then cover and cook very gently over a medium-low heat for 15-20 mins until the leeks are soft. Pour over the milk and almost all the cream, then season and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and leave to cool a little, then scoop out the bay leaf.
- Pour a little of the leek mixture into an ovenproof gratin dish. Arrange a layer of celeriac in the dish, then season. Spoon over some more of the leek mixture and scatter with a little cheese. Repeat the process, alternating between layers of the leek mixture, cheese and celeriac slices, then finish with a drizzle of cream and the last of the cheese. Can be prepared up to a day ahead and kept in the fridge.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Bake the gratin for 1 hr-1 hr. 15 mins until the top is golden and the celeriac is tender when poked with a knife. If the gratin is browning a little too much, cover the dish in foil. Can be chilled, then reheated in a microwave or oven on a low heat with a drizzle more cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 277kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 7gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 217mgPotassium: 386mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1225IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 221mgIron: 1mg
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