Root Vegetable Cheese Bake (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Main Components

01 - 1 tbsp soft unsalted butter
02 - 1-2 chunky sweet potatoes (roughly 2 inches wide), skin removed
03 - 3-4 big parsnips, tops cut off and outer layer removed
04 - 3-5 tiny beets, skin taken off
05 - 350ml whipping cream, split up

→ Flavorings & Cheese

06 - 115g grated Parmesan, split into portions
07 - 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme, divided, with extra for topping
08 - 1 small garlic clove, finely chopped
09 - 30g shredded Gruyère
10 - Salt and cracked black pepper, as needed

# Instructions:

01 - Warm your oven to 200°C. Rub the soft butter all over your 3-quart baking dish.
02 - Grab a mandoline to cut your sweet potatoes, parsnips, and beets into super thin circles. Put each veggie in its own bowl.
03 - Add 4 tbsp cream to both sweet potatoes and parsnips, and just 2 tbsp for the beets. Sprinkle ½ ounce Parmesan and 1 tsp thyme into each bowl. Add plenty of salt and pepper, then mix everything till all slices are coated.
04 - Pour what's left of the cream (60ml) into the buttered dish. Scatter ½ ounce Parmesan and all the chopped garlic on top.
05 - Stand the veggie slices upright in rows, going sweet potato, parsnip, then beet. Keep this pattern going until you've got about 6 rows filled with all your veggies.
06 - Sprinkle some salt, pepper, and whatever Parmesan you've got left over the top.
07 - Cover with foil and pop in the oven for 30 minutes until the veggies start getting soft.
08 - Take off the foil and sprinkle the Gruyère all over the top of your dish.
09 - Put it back in the oven without any covering for another 18-20 minutes. You'll know it's done when you can easily stick a fork in the veggies, the cheese has melted, and the top looks slightly brown.
10 - Throw some fresh thyme leaves on top before you bring it to the table.

# Notes:

01 - You can swap in regular milk instead of cream if you want, but your dish won't turn out as rich or thick.
02 - A mandoline makes all your slices the same size, so everything cooks evenly and looks fancy too.

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