Creamy Cheesy Kale Gratin
Festivce sides: Creamy cheesy kale gratin
Super excited to start conjuring up delicious festive dishes over the coming month. Ho ho ho…. One simple dish a day to get you prepared for your merry vegan Christmas. So here we go.
What you will need:
- A large bunch of Kale
- 1 Onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- Panko flakes
- Art of Zen Foods Prosociano
- Thyme
- Dairy free butter
- Nutmeg
- Coconut milk
- Almond milk
- Wholemeal flour
- Salt and pep
Instructions:
- Sautée a finely diced onion and minced garlic in a pan until golden brown and then set aside
- Remove kale leaves from stalk and pull apart into small edible pieces
- Steam in a little water until 3/4 cooked
Make a quick bechamel sauce vegan style:
- Melt two knobs of butter
- Add half a tin of coconut milk and 1 cup of almond milk
- A shake of nutmeg
- Slowly add 2 spoons of wholemeal flour stirring constantly
- Bring to the boil, reduce and leave to simmer stirring occasionally
- Season with salt and pep
In an ovenproof dish:
- Pop in the kale
- Sprinkle over the onion/garlic combo evenly
- Spread sauce on top
- Finish with a generous shake of panko flakes, thyme and grated parmesan
- Into the oven at 180c for 20 min
- Finish off under the grill.
- Serve up and enjoy
Super simple side bursting with flavour. The quantities for this side aren’t huge as it is a side dish. Prob enough for 4 nice scoops. I ate the whole thing mind you, but that was for research, of course. Ahem…
❤️
Louise