A delicious and nutritious… and affordable side dish that everyone will love! The kale and potatoes are such a hearty and fulfilling combo. Together with the sunflower sauce, it creates a beautifully creamy and healthy meal option.
Creamy Kale and Potato Gratin
A delicious, nutritious and affordable side dish that everyone will love!
Ingredients
- 800 g potatoes peeled and cut in thin slices
- 100 g kale shredded
- 125 g sunflower seeds soaked overnight
- 120 ml rapeseed oil plus extra for greasing
- 200 ml soya milk
- 1 tbsp maple/agave syrup
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 garlic cloves peeled and minced
- 1 tsp fresh thyme chopped
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- To make the sauce, blend the sunflower seeds, soya milk and rapeseed oil. Add the thyme, garlic, yeast flakes and mix well. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Preheat the oven to 190C (gas mark 5). Grease a medium size oven proof dish with a little oil.
- Spread half of the potato slices onto the bottom of the prepared dish, overlapping slightly. Season with salt. Top with three-quarters of the kale and drizzle with a half of the sauce mixture. Finish with a layer of the remaining potatoes. Pour over the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with a tablespoon of yeast flakes.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover the dish and top with the reserved kale. Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until golden. Leave for 10 minutes before serving.
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