Vegetable (Mornay) Au Gratin

By July 13, 2017June 29th, 2020Side, Vegetarian/Vegan

Healthy and Yummy

Ingredients

Any vegetables you have

for example:

  • Carrots
  • Spinach
  • Cauliflower
  • Pumpkin
  • Potato
  • Beans
  • Corn
  • Zucchini
  • Broccoli

White Cheesy Sauce:
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoons plain flour
2 tablespoons of vegetable water
¼ cup milk,
¼ cup grated cheese
¼ cup grated cheese *extra
Sauce Method:
Melt butter in the saucepan add plain flour, stir well and cook for 1 minute. Then gradually add the vegetable water as you stir to prevent it going lumpy.
Add the milk and cheese, keep stirring and cook for 3-5 minutes, until it becomes smooth and thickens. Pour over the vegetable and top with *extra cheese

Method

  • Preheat Oven 180º
  • Cut all vegetables into bite size pieces
  • Place the vegetables that take longer to cook (eg. potatoes, cauliflower etc) into steamer over a saucepan of boiling water cover with lid and steam for 8 minutes
  • Add the softer vegetables (Spinach, zucchini, broccoli, etc ) and steam till all vegetables are cooked through about 3-5 minutes . Reserve the water for the sauce
  • Place all vegetables into a baking dish, toss to mix them up and then flatten them down. Pour white cheesy sauce over the top then cover with * extra grated cheese
  • Place in moderate oven for 20 minutes or till heated through and golden brown on top, place under grill if preferred.

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