Asparagus Gratin

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Appears in Cook's Country April​/May 2011

Asparagus can taste as bright and sunny as a spring afternoon. So why do so many gratins load it up and bog it down with masses of cream and cheese?

SERVES 8

TIME 50 minutes

Asparagus Gratin

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Rather than cook our Asparagus Gratin in a cheesy sauce, we opted to cook the two aspects separately and combine them at the end. We initially turned to gruyére cheese, a classic element in gratin dishes, but it caused our sauce to be sligh...

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