Romanesco gratin with béchamel sauce

Romanesco gratin with béchamel sauce

Vegetarian

Steamed Romanesco broccoli florets, coated in a rich béchamel sauce, and then baked in the oven: a simple and comforting vegetable dish for four people.

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The Romanesco is served here as a gratin, topped with a light béchamel sauce that has been baked until golden brown. This is a simple preparation, provided that the vegetable is cooked properly, as it can easily fall apart.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting12 min
  • Total1 hr 7 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodgratin
  • Estimated cost$1.41 $0.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.04

béchamel sauce

  • $0.74
  • $0.55
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Cut the Romanesco into bouquets of similar size. ≈ 8 min
  2. Submerge them in a large quantity of boiling, salted water.
  3. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, then remove them with a slotted spoon and immediately cool them.
  4. Spread the vegetable out in a large dish. ≈ 4 min
  5. Prepare the béchamel sauce using butter, flour, and milk, then pour it over the vegetable. ≈ 3 min
  6. Bake and gratinee.

The bill

Romanesco gratin with béchamel sauce

  • salt$0.04
  • 750 ml of milk$0.74
  • 60 g of butter$0.55
  • 60 g of flour$0.08

Total$1.41

that's $0.35 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • One Romanesco and half
  • salt
  • 750 ml of milk
  • 60 g of butter
  • 60 g of flour

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