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🍽️ Creamy Nettle and Kohlrabi Gratin

344 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 100 g young nettle
• salt
• 600 g kohlrabi (2 kohlrabi)
• 600 g small red sweet potatoes (2 small red sweet potatoes)
• 3 eggs
• 300 ml milk (1.5% fat)
• pepper
• nutmeg
• 50 g rye whole grain bread (1 slice)
• 30 g medium Gouda (1 piece)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the nettles under running water.
2. 2. Shake the leaves dry.
3. 3. Carefully pull the leaves off the stems.
4. 4. Wear rubber gloves to protect yourself from stings.
5. 5. Fill a pot with one to two liters of water.
6. 6. Add some salt to the water.
7. 7. Bring the water to a boil.
8. 8. Add the nettle leaves to the boiling water.
9. 9. Let the leaves come to a boil once.
10. 10. Drain the vegetables.
11. 11. Plunge the leaves immediately into a bowl of ice-cold water.
12. 12. This shocking process preserves the color and texture.
13. 13. Let the leaves drain well.
14. 14. Peel the kohlrabi.
15. 15. Peel the sweet potatoes.
16. 16. Set aside the green leafy tops of the kohlrabi.
17. 17. Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthwise.
18. 18. Cut the kohlrabi in half lengthwise.
19. 19. Slice the sweet potatoes into rounds about three millimeters thick.
20. 20. Slice the kohlrabi into rounds about three millimeters thick.
21. 21. Place the kohlrabi in a large bowl.
22. 22. Add the sweet potatoes to the bowl.
23. 23. Add the prepared nettles to the bowl.
24. 24. Mix the vegetables well.
25. 25. Season the vegetable mixture with salt.
26. 26. Spread the vegetables evenly in a shallow baking dish.
27. 27. Whisk the eggs in a separate bowl.
28. 28. Add the milk to the eggs.
29. 29. Add some salt to the egg-milk mixture.
30. 30. Add some pepper to the egg-milk mixture.
31. 31. Whisk the mixture vigorously.
32. 32. Grate some fresh nutmeg.
33. 33. Add the grated nutmeg directly to the egg-milk mixture.
34. 34. Pour the egg-milk liquid evenly over the vegetables in the baking dish.
35. 35. Preheat the oven.
36. 36. Set the oven temperature to 200 degrees Celsius.
37. 37. Use 180 degrees Celsius for fan-assisted cooking.
38. 38. Use Gas Level 3 for gas ovens.
39. 39. Place the baking dish on the middle rack.
40. 40. Bake the gratin for about 15 minutes.
41. 41. Crush the rye whole-grain bread in a blender.
42. 42. Alternatively, use a food processor.
43. 43. Crush the bread into fine crumbs.
44. 44. Grate the Gouda cheese finely.
45. 45. Mix the grated cheese with the bread crumbs.
46. 46. Spread the bread-cheese mixture evenly over the gratin.
47. 47. Continue baking the gratin at the same oven temperature.
48. 48. Finish baking it for another 40 minutes.
49. 49. Sprinkle the finished dish with the reserved kohlrabi greens.
50. 50. Serve the gratin.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 344
• Protein: 17 g · Fett/Fat: 9 g · Carbs: 46 g