

Leeks and spinach are folded with bacon in a creamy gratin sauce, then topped and baked so the top browns in the oven. It comes as a frozen side or meal component, ready to heat from frozen, with the vegetables holding their shape rather than turning to mush. Compared with other Charlie Bigham’s dishes, it sits in the more vegetable-led, oven-baked part of the range, though the bacon and cheese keep it firmly in gratin territory. The texture should be soft in the centre with a browned surface, the sort of dish that relies on sauce for its structure.

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