Baked Vegetable Au Gratin is one of the French recipe, which made by mixture of some seasonal vegetables, cooked in white sauce and coated with cheese and butter and served with toasted bread.
To add extra crunchy factor in this dish, sprinkle bread crumbs on the top of dish at the time of baking. If you want healthy version, you can use roasted oats instead of bread crumbs. You can choose crisp, juicy and seasonal vegetables like carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, beans, baby corn and more. Gratin is a French word in which ingredients are topped with a browned crust, often using bread crumbs, eggs, butter, and cheese.
How to cook Vegetable Au Gratin
Preparation Time: 20 Minutes Cooking Time: 10 Minutes Servings: 3 Category: Main Course Cuisine: French
Ingredients 2 Cups Mixed Vegetables (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots, Beans), Chopped and Boiled 1 1/2 Cup White Sauce 1 Tbsp. Garlic Butter Salt to Taste Black Pepper to Taste 1/2 Tsp. Dried Oregano 1/2 Tsp. Dried Parsley 1 Tsp. Red Chili Flakes
For Topping 1 Cup Mozzarella Cheese, Grated 1 Tbsp. Butter
For White Sauce 2 Tbsp. Olive Oil 2 Tbsp. All-Purpose Flour 1 ½ Cup Milk 1/4 Cup Processed Cheese, Grated Salt to Taste Black Pepper Powder to Taste
Directions Heat the butterin a nonstick pan, add mixed boiled vegetables and sauté for 2 minutes on a medium flame. Add white sauce, salt, pepper and mixed herbs, mix well and cook on medium flame for 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture into greased baking pan and sprinkle grated cheese and little amount of butter on the top. Bake it for 15 or 20 minutes at 200 degree Celsius or till to golden color in preheated oven. Serve immediately with toasted bread.
For White Sauce Heat the olive oil in pan and add flour, sauté for 2 minutes. Add milk slowly and stirring continuously so that lumps do not form. Add cheese, salt and pepper and mix well. Keep aside.
Note: you can use crumbled oats or bread crumbs for crunchy taste.
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