1 of your 5 a day and quick to prepare.
Gluten Free, Vegetarian, Nut Free
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 65 minutes
Total time:1 hour 20 minutes
Serves: 4
What You’ll Need:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 15g butter
- 350g leeks, thinly sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 500g King Edward potatoes, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 1 medium swede, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 6–8 Cooks’ Ingredients Bay Leaves (fresh), torn in half
- 150ml essential Waitrose Whipping Cream
- 150ml essential Waitrose Semi-skimmed Milk
What To Do:
- Preheat the oven to 190c, gas mark 5. Melt the oil and butter together in a frying pan and add the leek and garlic. Cook gently for 5 minutes until softened but not coloured.
- Combine the leek mixture, potatoes and swede in a buttered 1.5 litre shallow ovenproof dish and season, layering in the bay leaves as you go. Mix the cream and milk together and pour over the vegetables.
- Bake for 1 hour until the vegetables are tender and the top golden. Cover with foil if the gratin browns too much. Serve with a salad or steamed broccoli.
Cook’s tips:
Use shredded kale or shredded Savoy cabbages an alternative to leek.
Drinks recommendation:
This is a really versatile dish that will be equally at home with a juicy red or a rich white. If you’re having it alone though, try this delicious excellent value white that’s bottled in the UK to reduce carbon emissions: Virtue Californian White NV, USA