Description
This easy pumpkin gratin, made with red kuri squash, cream, and Comté cheese, is golden, creamy, and irresistibly comforting. Perfect for autumn dinners, it works beautifully as a hearty side dish or a light vegetarian main.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg red kuri squash or a pumpkin (peeled and cut into cubes)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 120 g Comté cheese
- 500 ml heavy cream (double cream)
- 1 garlic clove
- Butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Place the pumpkin cubes on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Add the whole garlic clove, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
- Pre-bake for 15 minutes (the pumpkin should remain slightly firm).
- Grate the Comté cheese. Butter a gratin dish, rub it lightly with half a garlic clove, then transfer in the pre-cooked pumpkin cubes.
- Mix the cream with ¾ of the Comté, season lightly with salt and pepper, then add a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg. Pour this mixture over the pumpkin.
- Sprinkle with the remaining Comté and bake for 40 minutes.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
- Category: main dish
- Cuisine: French cuisine
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 450 kcal