Description
Four-Cheese Root Vegetable Gratin is a rich, colorful, creamy side dish packed with sweet potatoes, parsnips, and beets.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 2 long sweet potatoes, about 2 inches thick, peeled
- 3 large parsnips, peeled and trimmed
- 3 small beets, peeled
- 14 tablespoons heavy cream, divided
- 1 ounce Parmesan, grated
- 1 ounce Gruyere, shredded
- 1 ounce Mozzarella, shredded
- 1 ounce White cheddar, shredded
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prep the Dish
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Grease a 3-quart baking dish with softened butter.
- Slice the Vegetables
- Cut the sweet potatoes, parsnips, and beets into very thin slices using a mandoline or a sharp knife.
- Place each vegetable type in a separate bowl.
- Add Cream & Cheese to Each Vegetable
- Pour 4 tablespoons cream over the sweet potatoes.
- Pour 4 tablespoons cream over the parsnips.
- Pour 2 tablespoons cream over the beets.
- To each bowl, add a small handful of the four-cheese mixture (about ½ ounce total per bowl).
- Add 1 teaspoon thyme.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Toss each vegetable group until slices are coated evenly.
- Prepare the Bottom Layer
- Pour the remaining ¼ cup cream into the bottom of the baking dish.
- Add a light sprinkle of the four-cheese blend and the minced garlic.
- Assemble the Rows
- Starting on one side of the dish, stand up a stack of sweet potato slices at a slight angle.
- Follow with a row of parsnips, then a row of beets.
- Repeat this alternating pattern until you have about six rows of vegetables.
- First Bake
- Season the top lightly with salt, pepper, and a pinch of the four-cheese blend.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, or until vegetables begin to soften.
- Add the Remaining Four Cheeses
- Remove the foil.
- Sprinkle the rest of the four-cheese mixture evenly over the top.
- Return to the oven uncovered and bake for 18–20 minutes, or until the vegetables are completely tender, the cheeses are melted, and the top is golden and bubbly.
- Serve
- Finish with a sprinkle of fresh thyme.
- Serve warm as a stunning, colorful side dish.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 40mg