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Vegetable stack with Gruyere

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Vegetable stack with Gruyere

Recipe highlights Serves: 6

  • Good source of calcium, folate
  • Best served immediately
  • Gluten free
  • Egg free
  • High energy
  • Low salt
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 2 parsnips, peeled, thinly sliced into 5cm lengths
    500 g sweet potato, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
    1 fennel bulb, core removed and thinly sliced
    300 g celeriac, peeled and thinly sliced
    2 waxy potatoes (eg Desiree), peeled and thinly sliced
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1/3 cup pine nuts
    black pepper, freshly ground
    pinch nutmeg
    1/2 cup light milk, evaporated
    200 ml milk
    1/2 cup ricotta cheese
    1/2 cup gruyere cheese, finely grated

Cooking method

    1. Preheat oven to 200ºC. 2. Place a layer of parsnip in a non-stick or lightly greased large baking dish and then top with a layer of each of the remaining vegetables finishing with a layer of potato. 3. Brush each layer lightly with a little of the olive oil and sprinkle on some of the pine nuts and pepper. 4. Combine the nutmeg, evaporated light milk, milk, and ricotta cheese and then pour the mixture over the vegetables. Scatter the Gruyere cheese and any remaining pine nuts over the potato. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender and the top is golden brown.

Notes: Serve with a tossed salad and a slice of your favourite wholegrain bread.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
389.77g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
1631.84kJ
418.66kJ
Protein (g)
14.34g
3.68g
Total fat (g)
19.68g
5.05g
- Saturated fat (g)
5.26g
1.35g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
4.69g
1.20g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
8.43g
2.16g
Cholesterol (mg)
23.14mg
5.94mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
35.64g
9.14g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
35.59g
9.13g
- Sugars (g)
16.74g
4.29g
Water (g)
304.91g
78.23g
Dietary fibre (g)
6.83g
1.75g
Thiamin (mg)
0.27mg
0.07mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.43mg
0.11mg
Niacin (mg)
3.39mg
0.87mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
6.67mg
1.71mg
Vitamin C (mg)
54.40mg
13.96mg
Total folate (ug)
147.70ug
37.89ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
1013.43ug
260.01ug
Retinol (ug)
58.90ug
15.11ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
5720.42ug
1467.64ug
Sodium (mg)
183.44mg
47.06mg
Potassium (mg)
1243.40mg
319.01mg
Magnesium (mg)
92.55mg
23.74mg
Calcium (mg)
311.17mg
79.83mg
Phosphorus (mg)
371.75mg
95.38mg
Iron (mg)
1.60mg
0.41mg
Zinc (mg)
2.61mg
0.67mg

Contributed by:

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This recipe was orginally published as:
Winter vegetable stack with Gruyere

Recipe publication date on: 11/07/2002
Last reviewed on: 18/06/2012


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