Cheesy Chard Gratin

Double cream turns green and flavoursome chard into something super-indulgent- be sure to mop up all the Gruyre sauce with some crusty bread

• Cooking Time Prep 15 mins
  Cook 35 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 4

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  391

• Protein

  15g

• Carbs

  3g

• Fat

  36g

• Saturates

  22g

• Fibre

  0g

• Sugar

  1g

• Salt

  1.4g

Ingredients

• bunch chard, about 340g
• 150ml double cream
• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard (or gluten-free alternative)
• 140g Gruyère, coarsely grated
• butter, for greasing
• 2 tbsp finely grated Parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Strip the chard leaves from the stalks, then cut the stalks into sticks. bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the stalks for 3-4 mins until starting to soften. Then throw in the leaves for a few moments too so that they just wilt. Drain well.
2. Mix the cream with the mustard, then toss through the chard with most of the Gruyère. Grease a medium gratin dish, spread the chard mix over, then scatter with the remaining Gruyère and the Parmesan. bake for 30 mins until bubbling and golden. Serve straight from the dish.

Categories: All Christmas