Potato Gratin with Tomatoes and Spices

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We person family visiting from retired of municipality this week, and this twist connected a favourite Suzanne Goin Potato Gratin is apical of nan menu. It�s a spot of a project, but worthy it if you person nan clip and are successful nan temper for a slicey-dicey benignant of day successful nan kitchen.
Potato Gratin pinch Tomatoes and Spices successful a baking dish

Potato Gratin pinch Tomatoes and Spices: The Inspiration

One of nan things I for illustration astir Suzanne�s gratin is nan measurement she strikes bright, flavorful, heavy and rustic notes successful a mentation that isn�t overly decadent. I�m not typically a instrumentality of creamy starch-bomb gratins. And this is not that. Instead, you statement a baking crockery pinch layers of profoundly caramelized onions, thinly sliced potatoes, ripe herb slices, and slivered basil. The potatoes are tossed pinch a humble magnitude of pick which ends up percolating done nan different ingredients while baking. On a whim, I decided to return a detour from nan type in�Sunday Suppers astatine Lucques�which happens to beryllium beautifully thyme-centric. Instead, I mixed Indian curry spices (I usage a Madras blend here) pinch nan onions, and introduced those flavors to nan gratin. So fragrant, truthful good!
Potato Gratin pinch Tomatoes and Spices successful a baking dish

This is nan benignant of crockery that is cleanable conscionable retired of nan oven. Or reheated nan time after. Or nan time aft that. But beryllium judge to publication done nan look wholly earlier committing to it � nan prep takes immoderate time, and it takes a bully magnitude of clip to bake. Also, beryllium judge to usage vibrant, flavorful, in-season tomatoes.�

A Few Variations

The onions, tomatoes, and potatoes are nan 3 pillars here. You tin research beyond that pinch different herb blends, aliases different herbs. Here are immoderate ideas:

Saffron Infused: If you�re emotion other ambitious, mildly infuse astir 10 threads of saffron into lukewarm pick a fewer hours earlier making this curry spiced gratin. Allow to cool. The saffron pinch tomatoes operation is other special.
Pesto Potato Gratin: Whisk 1/4 cup of pesto into nan pick and proceed pinch nan recipe.
Coconut Milk Version: Sheri mentions down successful nan comments, �I made this pinch ray coconut beverage and it was great.�

Sliced tomatoes prepared for murphy gratin recipe

Make Ahead

Aside from slicing nan potatoes, you tin do overmuch of nan prep for this gratin up of time. You tin caramelize and hole nan onions a time aliases 2 ahead. Slicing nan tomatoes tin besides beryllium done. Ideally, bring everything to room somesthesia and portion nan potatoes conscionable earlier assembling nan gratin. If you portion nan potatoes excessively early they will oxidize and move an unappetizing shadiness of gray. You tin spot supra really nan gratin looks earlier baking, and after.