Winter Vegetables Au Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Steam carrots, cauliflower and green beans until fork tender.
• In a separate, large saucepan, melt margarine. Add onion and cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally until tender.
• Whisk in flour, celery salt and oregano. Cook and stir one minute. Add milk, broth and lemon juice.
• Cook and whisk until thickened and bubbly all over.
• Stir in shredded cheddar until melted. Add hot, drained vegetables to saucepan, stirring to coat evenly with the sauce.
• Pour vegetables and sauce into deep one quart casserole dish.
• In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs with romano cheese, olive oil and parsley. Mix well.
• Sprinkle bread crumb mixture over the top of vegetables.
• Bake uncovered in 350 F oven for 25 - 30 minutes, until heated through and crumbs are golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to high.
• Cut off and discard ends of the eggplant, squash and zucchini. Cut squash and eggplant into very thin rounds. There should be about 2 cups of each. Cut eggplant lengthwise into quarters and cut each quarter into thin slices. There should be about 4 cups.
• Heat 6 tablespoons of oil in a skillet and add eggplant, zucchini and squash slices. Cook, shaking skillet and stirring so slices cook evenly, about 8 minutes. Add onions and garlic and stir to blend. Add bay leaf, salt and pepper. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cut away and discard core of each tomato. Cut tomatoes crosswise into thin slices.
• Remove and discard bay leaf. Pour cooked vegetables into a baking dish and arrange tomato slices on top to cover. Brush tomatoes with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle evenly with cheese.
• Place dish under broiler about 4 inches from heat. Leave broiler door partly open and cook 5 minutes.

Steps:

• melt butter.
• Cook all vegetables 3-5 minute.
• Add Salt and pepper and transfer to ovenproof bowl.
• Combine cheese, butter, crumbs and parsley.
• Top vegetables evenly with cheese mixture.
• Bake 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender and topping is golden.
• This dish can be prepared ahead of time and reheated just before serving.