This month, the French Fridays with Dorie group is a little more free-flowing than usual. Because of Thanksgiving, we can post any one of four dishes each Friday of the month. That's pretty cool, but it did make it hard to decide what to cook and post first.
I decided to go with the delicious potato gratin, which is a casserole of thinly sliced potatoes baked in heavy cream and garlic, and topped with gruyere that turns golden and lovely.
Then I spotted Dorie's Bonne Idee off to the side, where she mentions adding a little steamed chopped spinach to the mix. I had a bunch of broccoli rabe and decided to layer it in. I steamed and chopped the greens, but I failed to press out the extra liquid. In hindsight that would have been nice, as the gratin didn't have a lovely creamy sauce but a watery sauce. Alas.
Despite the lack of the creamy sauce, the gratin is delicious; garlicky, a little bitter, and soft. You gotta love bitter greens to love this particular gratin (which I do), but as it is so easy to make, a gratin re-do may happen as soon as this weekend!
I love how you incorporated greens! What a great pop of color!
ReplyDeleteHow very pretty the greens are. What a great idea. Thanks for the post.. B
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOoh! Broccoli rabe! So pretty, and I'll bet so delicious.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read the recipe I thought it might be good with a veggie layer! You did great!
ReplyDeleteTrevor Sis. Boom.
It seems that all the recipes for November are easy! i am thinking of making this gratin with the chicken, for a double score:)
ReplyDeleteI like your greens! The bitter flavor would go so nicely with sweet and creamy of the potatoes.
Thanks for visiting and kind words:)
yummychunklet, thanks! the greens do pop, even cooked.
ReplyDeleteBeth, you are welcome :) This gratin is easy to play around with.
Steph, thank you!
Ann, it was delicious, just not a creamy as I had hoped.
Trevor, thanks!
Lana, yes, I am thinking of pairing the pumpkin flans with the chicken this weekend! The bitter greens do pair well with the potatoes, but I think pressing them to remove some liquid would help the creamy factor. I love your stories, I will be back for more :)
The broccoli sounds really good. my family loves broccoli casserole, so this would be a nice twist on that.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteFNO, this would be a nice twist on broccoli casserole!
ReplyDeleteraiuchka, thanks lady!
Looks great with the broccoli rabe - I want to try some greens with it the next time I make it.
ReplyDeleteThe gratin looks delicious! I love your sliced potato picture.
ReplyDeleteOhhh. Smart! Adding greens clears the conscious for all the dairy. I've got this one on the schedule for next week. Chicken for lazy people is in the oven now.
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