Gratin of turnips with bread crumbs

0.5k - 30 минут 2 порции

The season began very tasty and healthy, native-Russian root vegetable - turnips! Many familiar gratin made from potatoes, today I want to offer you to cook a gratin of turnips. This gratin is unlikely to leave someone ravnodushen, even a small turnip lovers. It turns out surprisingly tasty! Delicate, soft, creamy inside and a crispy, browned outside. The lemon zest and cilantro give flavor to the dish, making it more fragrant and fresh.

Ingredients for Gratin of turnips with bread crumbs

Step by step instruction of cooking Gratin of turnips with bread crumbs

Шаг 1

Peel the turnip and cut into thin slices. The base of the turnip may taste bitter, better to cut it more. Boil turnips until tender in boiling salted water

Шаг 2

In a saucepan melt 30 g of butter oil. Add the flour, fry it in butter, stirring with a spatula, until Golden brown and nutty aroma.

Шаг 3

Slowly pour warmed cream and milk. You can use just milk, but I wanted to make the taste even more creamy. Cook, stirring with a whisk until then, until the sauce is smooth. Salt to taste

Шаг 4

In the form put a single layer of turnips, pour it with sauce, then a layer of turnips and sauce again, and so on, until all the ingredients. The top layer should be sauce.

Шаг 5

In the bowl of a blender put just a little dried up loaf without crusts, coriander, lemon zest and grind to breadcrumbs. I prefer not very finely.

Шаг 6

Sprinkle gratin with aromatic breadcrumbs and finely chopped slice of cheese.
10 g of butter to slice and put on top of gratin

Шаг 7

Bake gratin for about 10-15 minutes until Golden brown at a temperature of 220*C, on mode top-bottom Convention.