Leek & Root Vegetable Gratin ♥
What a gratin this is, truly. I love how the individual fall-rainbow colors remain distinct -- the white of turnip, the gold of rutabaga, the orange of sweet potato. And yet the flavors stand alone and still meld together, married by sweet sautéed leek and a light cheese sauce. RECIPE for LEEK & ROOT VEGETABLE GRATIN Hands-on time: 45 minutes over course of an hour or more Time to table: 2 hours Serves 8 in standard servings, 12 in small-ish servings COOK ROOT VEGETABLES Salted water to cover 1 large rutabaga (also called a Swede or a yellow turnip, often has a waxy skin for preservation), about 2-1/4 pounds, trimmed, peeled, cut in chunks 2 medium purple-topped turnips, trimmed, peeled, cut in chunks 1 large sweet potato, peeled, cut in chunks Bring water to a boil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Add the rutabaga chunks as they're prepped, even if water's not yet boiling. Once it comes to a boil, cook for about 10 minutes before adding the turnips and sweet potato. (I cooked