Potato And Beetroot Gratin Food

GRATIN OF FRESH & SMOKED SALMON, BEETROOT, POTATOES & DILL

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, cut the salmon into slices about ½cm thick (if there's skin on your salmon, leave it behind as you cut each slice). Tear the smoked salmon into pieces.
• Cut the potatoes into wafer thin slices as if you were making Dauphinoise potatoes. It's best (and certainly quickest) to do this with a mandoline.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and put in a baking sheet to heat up. Mix the creams and the milk in a large saucepan, and bring to just under the boil. Add the potatoes and cook gently for 5 mins, carefully turning the potatoes over from time to time. Cut the beets into slices about 2mm thick.
• Season the potatoes and cream and butter a 22 x 30cm baking dish. Spoon half of the potatoes into the dish and spread them out. Put half the beetroot on top of that, then half the fish. Season and add half the dill. Now add the rest of the beetroot and fish, seasoning again and adding the dill. Spoon the rest of the potatoes on top. You don't need to arrange the top layer of potatoes nicely unless you really want to.
• Bake for 1 hr, or until the potatoes are completely tender and the top is bubbling (it may need an additional 10 mins). Serve with a green salad or, if you want something more comforting, warm cabbage.

POTATO AND BEETROOT GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 190 degrees C, Gas mark 5. Put cream garlic and thyme in saucepan and bring to a slow simmer over medium heat. Let garlic and thyme infuse about 10 minutes, pass through a sieve into a jug and set aside. Discard garlic and thyme.
• Slice potatoes and beetroot as thin as possible (a mandolin is good for this, or the slicing blade on a food processor).
• Pour a thin layer of cream into a deep 2 litre dish. (I use a souffle dish). Layer half the potatoes on top of the cream. Pour over more cream and season with salt and pepper. Add all the beetroot in 1 layer. Add more cream, season, and top with the rest of the potatoes. Pour over remaining cream and season one last time.
• Bake in preheated oven 30-35 minutes or until golden and bubbling and top layer has just crisped up. (You may need to cover with foil halfway through cooking time to prevent top layer burning).

POTATO, BEETROOT AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 200°C.
• Layer half the sliced potatoes over the bottom of a 2 litre capacity (8 cup) ceramic baking dish. Drizzle with a little of the olive oil, sprinkle with a little thyme and season lightly.
• Cover with the beetroot and season as before. Repeat with the sweet potato and finally remaining potato. Pour cream over the layered vegetables and sprinkle with combined cheeses.
• Cover gratin with a layer of baking paper and wrap with foil.
• Bake in preheated oven 60-70 minutes or until a skewer passes through the vegetables without resistance.
• Remove foil and paper and bake further 20-30 minutes or until top is golden.
• Tip: You can speed up the baking by pre-cooking the unpeeled veggies for a couple of minutes in the microwave.

POTATO AND BEETROOT GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190c/fan170c/gas 5.
• Put the cream garlic and thyme over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat and allow to infuse for 10 minutes.
• Pass through a sieve and set aside, discarding the garlic and thyme.
• Slice the potatoes and beetroot to about 2mm thick use a mandolin if you have one.Pour a thin layer of cream into the bottom of a fairly deep 2 litre oven proof dish.Layer half the potatoes on top of the cream, pour over more cream and season to taste. Add all the beetroot in 1 layer.Add more cream, season, then top with the remaining potatoes. Pour over the remaining cream and season.
• Bake for 50-55 mins or until bubbling, golden and tender - a knife should go through without resistance.