Love the spinach dip at restaurants like TGIFriday's and the Olive Garden? Make it at home with these easy-to-follow copycat recipes.
Leek And Fennel Au Gratin
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serves/makes:
ready in:
30-60 minutes
30-60 minutes
2 reviews
ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided use
2 small heads fennel, feathery leaves removed, washed
2 large leeks, white parts only, thoroughly rinsed
3/4 pound Gruyere cheese, coarsely grated
3 tablespoons half and half
freshly ground black pepper, optional
directions
Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease the sides and bottom of a gratin pan with a tablespoon of butter.
Thinly slice the fennel bulbs on a mandolin or with a very sharp knife. Spread half the fennel on the bottom of prepared gratin pan.
Thoroughly rinse and pat dry the leeks, then very thinly slice the white part of leeks. Spread half of the leeks over the fennel. Sprinkle half of the grated cheese over leeks, then dot with 1 tablespoon of butter. Add grindings of black pepper if desired. Drizzle with 1 1/2 tablespoons half-and-half. Repeat process with remaining ingredients.
Place dish on baking sheet and bake in preheated oven 35 to 45 minutes, until top becomes golden to dark brown.
Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before serving.
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ArkansasMom
nutrition data
337 calories, 25 grams fat, 10 grams carbohydrates, 19 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in carbs.
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reviews & comments
January 16, 2012
Tried this last night, wow it was delicious! I only cooked it 30 minutes because some of the leeks were getting really dark. The cheese used is quite expensive but well worth the cost. Even my husband said he'd like it again, actually he ate 3 portions. Trying to get him away from meats... it really worked!
May 5, 2010
This was great! I used only a few small bits of butter over the entire dish, used soy milk instead of half and half (about 6tbsp) and just some pepper and garlic powder with parmesan on top. It was incredible!