Potato Gratin with Kale

Prep: 20min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 45min
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A hearty potato gratin featuring fresh root vegetables and kale, a comforting dish from the root vegetable category. Try this and more recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 300 g kale leaves (stem removed, cleaned and washed)
  • 500 g Potatoes
  • 200 g onions
  • 3 Carrots
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g Gruyère cheese (or hard cheese, grated)
  • Salt
  • black pepper (freshly ground)
  • nutmeg
  • 3 tbsp capers
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 0.5 tsp coriander seeds (ground)
  • 150 g crème fraîche
  • 2 tsp mustard

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Peel the potatoes and slice them thinly.

  2. 2.

    Peel and finely dice the onions and carrots, then sauté in 1 tbsp oil until translucent; add the potato slices, half of the cheese, and the onion-carrot mixture, seasoning with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.

  3. 3.

    In a large pot, wilt the kale with 1 tbsp oil for 5 minutes; stir in pressed garlic, capers, mustard, and crème fraîche, seasoning with salt, pepper, and coriander.

  4. 4.

    Grease a fireproof baking dish with remaining oil.

  5. 5.

    Combine the potato-carrot mixture with the kale loosely, spread into the dish, top with remaining cheese, and bake at 180°C for about 45 minutes.