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Sweet potato, taleggio and thyme gratin
34 vegie bakes that deserve a place on your table
Say hello to your midweek dinner saviours, these easy vegetable bake recipes are no fuss, minimum mess and maximum flavour. From a layered vegetable bake to a cheesy vegetable bake with white sauce, they’re all here. Ingredients range from zucchini, sweet potato, eggplant and pumpkin to mushroom, lentils and cauliflower. There’s even a gnocchi bake and a pasta bake for those who feel like the extra carbs.
Zucchini, bacon and mascarpone gratin
Inspired by Julia Child’s famous zucchini rice gratin, this ultra-creamy iteration is made in a risotto-style, before being baked until golden and bubbling.
Zucchini parmigiana
Zucchini parmigiana
Embrace the veg with this wholesome zucchini parmigiana.
Embrace the Brussels sprout life with this bacon gratin recipe
Brussels sprout, bacon and sage with aged cheddar
Brussels sprout and bacon topped with melted cheese is the perfect side dish.
Baked cauliflower with haloumi, burnt honey and za'atar
Baked cauliflower with haloumi, burnt honey and za'atar
If you're entertaining, this side dish from Ben Sears is a necessity.
Eggplant, chickpea and tomato bake (Musaqa'a)
Eggplant, chickpea and tomato bake (Musaqa'a)
This Palestinian dish is a hearty and nutritious main or side. This is an edited extract from Falastin by Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley (Ebury, $49.99).
Baked gnocchi with pesto parmesan bechamel
Baked gnocchi with pesto parmesan bechamel
If you've ever wondered how to make gnocchi even better, the answer is a homemade pesto bechamel and baking the dish to perfection. Comfort food at its best, this makes a top dinner on chilly autumn or winter weeknights.
Parsnip and truffle fromage dauphinois gratin
Is there a better flavour combination than cheese and truffle? We think not.
Creamy mushroom and cheddar bake
Creamy mushroom and cheddar bake
This classic mushroom and cheddar pasta bake is wonderful on a chilly night, or for easy entertaining.
Easy cheesy chipotle bake
Cheesy baked chipotle black beans with chorizo
“This traybake with a Mexican twist gets a smoky hit from chipotles in adobo sauce, which are available from supermarkets." – Colin Fassnidge.
Cauliflower, sweet potato and chickpea traybake with coriander sambal
“The brilliant thing about this recipe is that your oven does all the hard work to make a flavour-packed curry, freeing you to blitz up a bright and zingy sambal.” – Jessica Elliott Dennison. This recipe is an edited extract from Tin Can Magic by Jessica Elliott Dennison (published by Hardie Grant, $24.99).
Hungarian potato bake
This traditional Eastern European potato bake is great paired with dry whites. "Textural white wines cut through the richness of the dish," says delicious. drinks writer Mike Bennie.
Baked polenta with taleggio and mushrooms
Baking polenta is so easy and gives it a lovely creamy consistency, says Silvia Colloca.
Who needs potato bake when you can have this baked pumpkin with brie
Baked pumpkin with thyme and brie
This layered pumpkin side dish is filled with creamy brie and zesty herbs.
Cauliflower cheese gratin with ceps and parsley
Cauliflower cheese gratin with ceps and parsley
“Out and out this is the tastiest cauliflower cheese I’ve had the pleasure of eating. In fact, it could be one of my favourite recipes in the book," says Gill Meller. This is an edited extract from Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower by Gill Meller (Hardie Grant Books, $49.99) and is available where all good books are sold.
