Kale And Butternut Squash Gratin

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (1 1/2 lb) butternut squash, cut in half and seeded
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 8 ounces kale, rinsed and cut into thin slices (stems trimmed and large ribs removed)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• coarse salt
• black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1 pinch allspice
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons panko breadcrumbs (japanese)
• 2/3 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400 degrees. use butter to lightly grease a large (2 1/2-quart) gratin dish.
• 2 peel the squash, then cut it crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• 3 heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. add the kale, still slightly damp, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 3 minutes, until it has wilted. add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 45 to 60 seconds, until it is fragrant.
• 4 place half of the sliced squash in the prepared gratin dish; season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 combine the nutmeg, allspice and thyme in a small bowl.
• 6 place the kale over the squash and sprinkle with half of the nutmeg-thyme mixture. top with the remaining squash and sprinkle with the remaining nutmeg-thyme mixture.
• 7 pour the cream over the vegetables; cover the gratin dish tightly with aluminum foil. bake for about 45 minutes, until tender.
• 8 while the vegetables are baking, combine the panko bread crumbs and parmigiano-reggiano cheese in a small bowl.
• 9 reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees. discard the foil from the gratin dish and use a spatula to press down on the mixture. sprinkle the bread crumb-cheese mixture over the vegetables. return to the oven and bake, uncovered, for about 10 minutes, until golden brown. transfer to a wire rack to cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
• 10 about kale:.
• 11 it's best to buy kale just before you are going to use it, because it tends to get flabby and bitter after a few days' refrigeration. store it in an open plastic bag in the coldest part of the fridge.