Swiss Potato Gratin

Name: Swiss Potato Gratin
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: ¼ pound Gruyère cheese, grated (about 1 cup); Unsalted butter, for greasing the baking dish; Approximately 1 cup heavy cream; 1 egg; grated nutmeg, to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ¾ cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 2 pounds red-skinned boiling potatoes

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Silver Palate Cookbook

By Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

2 pounds red-skinned boiling potatoes
1 cup ricotta cheese
¾

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Wash the potatoes well and trim away any discolored spots or eyes. (You may peel the potatoes if you like.) Slice thin and drop into a pot of cold, heavily salted water. Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Boil the potatoes for 1 minute, drain, and rinse with cold water. Drain again and pat dry.
Combine the ricotta and parsley and season generously with sal