12 Continental Dinner Ideas With Au Gratin, Soup, Bread & Dessert

Shruti Prasad

Shruti Prasad

November 19, 2018

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Holiday season and winters calls for some hearty, delicious baked dishes, warm wholesome soups, fresh breads and delicious desserts. Creamy Au gratins are perfect dish for the holidays which can become a dinnertime staple that the whole family will love. Au gratin dinner combinations are worthy of serving at holiday dinners and your guests will be impressed by them.

Au Gratin is a French Style of cooking where casseroles are topped with bread crumbs & butter & are allowed to brown by baking or broiling till you have a crunch. Sometimes cheese is sprinkled which melts & gets crispy .There are a different ways you could make an Au Gratin, with different vegetables, meat & seafood.

Au gratin recipe can easily be made ahead of time and then reheated when ready.This is definitely comfort food, made from scratch.The trickiest part of this recipe is making the sauce.A “Roux” is a French word pronounced ‘roo’. A roux thickens sauces and is usually a combination of butter and flour. If you want the sauce to thicken a little quicker, warm milk before adding to roux.

Au gratin is usually prepared in a shallow dish of some kind. A gratin dish refers to the shallow oven-proof container traditionally used to prepare gratins and similar dishes. Couple of steps involved in making a Gratin are

  • Preheat the oven
  • Prepare the vegetables or the filling required
  • Make the Sauce
  • Grease a Au Gratin Dish and Assemble the Gratin
  • Bake till you get a nice brown layer at the top of the dish

Here are a few Au gratin meal combinations that you can make for the holidays.

Meal 1:Mini Potato Cheesy Au Gratin, Spring Onion, Pepper & Spaghetti Soup, Herbed Dinner Rolls & Classic Cheesecake

Mini Potato Cheesy Au Gratin

1967

Spring Onion, Pepper & Spaghetti Soup

867

Herbed Dinner Rolls

1593

Classic Cheesecake With Lemon Curd Made Using Preethi Electric Pressure Cooker

1137

Meal 2:Spinach And Corn Au Gratin, French Onion Soup, Whole Wheat Seeded Loaf & Strawberry Coconut Trifle Pudding

Spinach Corn Au Gratin

13203

French Onion Soup

10239

Whole Wheat Seeded Loaf

1051

Strawberry Coconut Trifle Pudding

1465

Meal 3:Sweet Potato Gratin With Fresh Herbs, Minestrone Soup, Herbed Focaccia Bread & Plum Clafoutis

Sweet Potato Gratin With Fresh Herbs

835

Minestrone Soup

4929

Herbed Focaccia Bread

10697

Plum Clafoutis

1561

Meal 4:Cheesy Baked Potato Gratin With Sweet Corn,Vegetarian Corn Chowder Soup,Rustic Rosemary Garlic Zucchini Bread & Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse

Cheesy Baked Potato Gratin With Sweet Corn

3407

Vegetarian Corn Chowder Soup

2778

Rustic Rosemary Garlic Zucchini Bread

2752

Greek Yogurt Chocolate Mousse

2970

Meal 5:Couscous Eggplant And Tomato Gratin ,Vegetarian Pumpkin And Chickpea Soup, Focaccia Bread with Sweet Onion and Capers & Healthy Fruit & Nut Watermelon Dessert

Couscous Eggplant And Tomato Gratin

924

Vegetarian Pumpkin And Chickpea Soup

662

Focaccia Bread with Sweet Onion and Capers

1612

Healthy Fruit & Nut Watermelon Dessert With Greek Yogurt

1827

Meal 6:Baked Creamy Potato Gratin, Pea And Spring Onion Soup , Whole Wheat Rosemary Focaccia Bread & Black And Green Grapes Panna Cotta

Baked Creamy Potato Gratin

1745

Pea And Spring Onion Soup

2402

Whole Wheat Rosemary Focaccia Bread

9245

Black And Green Grapes Panna Cotta

2317

Meal 7:Ultimate Potato Gratin Dauphinois, Tomato & Beetroot Soup, Sundried Tomato Focaccia Bread & Creme Caramel Flan

Ultimate Potato Gratin Dauphinois

1483

Tomato & Beetroot Soup

17562

Whole Wheat Sun Dried Tomato Focaccia Bread | Healthy Homemade Bread

2152

Creme Caramel Flan

10354

Meal 8:Butternut Squash Gratin, Cream Of Mushroom & Spring Onion Soup, Whole Wheat Oats And Pesto Bread & Lemon Frozen Yogurt

Butternut Squash Gratin

1215

Cream Of Mushroom & Spring Onion Soup

4299

Whole Wheat Oats And Pesto Bread

1077

Lemon Frozen Yogurt

1459

Meal 9: Ruote Pasta & Eggplant Gratin, Kale And Mushroom French Soup, Fennel Pesto Pull-Apart Bread & Banoffee Pie

Ruote Pasta & Eggplant Gratin

2904

Kale And Mushroom French Soup

577

Fennel Pesto Pull-Apart Bread

1601

Banoffee Pie

6408

Meal 10:Cauliflower And Broccoli Au Gratin ,Spinach And Tortellini Soup ,Focaccia Bread With Cherry Tomatoes, Basil Pesto And Goat Cheese & Vanilla Panna Cotta With Strawberry Coulis

Roasted Cauliflower Broccoli Au Gratin

2750

Spinach And Tortellini Soup

581

Focaccia Bread With Cherry Tomatoes, Basil Pesto And Goat Cheese

4824

Vanilla Panna Cotta With Strawberry Coulis

3886

Meal 11:Tomato Corn Au Gratin, Broccoli Almond Soup, Muesli Pumpkin Bread & Pumpkin Creme Brulee

Tomato Corn Au Gratin

1020

Broccoli Almond Soup

54643

Muesli Pumpkin Bread

682

Pumpkin Creme Brulee

1739

Meal 12:Vegetable Au Gratin with Cauliflower Carrots and Beans,Red Sorrel Two Bean Soup, Roasted Garlic No Knead Skillet Bread With Olives & Pear Poached In Spiced Red Wine

Vegetable Au Gratin with Cauliflower Carrots and Beans

2885

French Style Red Sorrel Two Bean Soup

2529

Roasted Garlic No Knead Skillet Bread With Olives

2947

Pear Poached In Spiced Red Wine

710


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