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There are absolutely no excuses for boring vegetable dishes if you have an air fryer. Grabbed some broccoli at the shop this week? Make this air fryer broccoli gratin! It’s a cheesy, crunchy and creamy vegetable dish your family will love.
Ingredients
Method
Melt half the butter in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat, then stir in flour; cook, stirring, until mixture bubbles. Gradually add milk; cook, stirring continuously, for 4 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; stir in half the gruyère and the miso. Season to taste. Divide cheese sauce between two 18cm oval dishes; ensure the dishes will fit into a 5.3-litre air fryer.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Cook broccoli for 1 minute or just until bright green; drain well. Divide broccoli between the dishes.
Preheat air fryer to 180°C for 3 minutes.
Melt remaining butter. Place breadcrumbs, butter and remaining gruyère in a small bowl; mix to combine. Scatter crumb mixture evenly over broccoli.
Cover each dish with a piece of greased foil. Taking care, pull out the air-fryer pan and basket; place one of the dishes in the basket. Slide pan and basket back into appliance. Keep temperature set at 180°C and set timer for 20 minutes; leave to cook. Remove foil from dish and reserve. Set timer for 5 minutes; cook until broccoli is tender and crumb topping is golden. Transfer dish to a wire rack; cover with reserved foil to keep warm. Repeat cooking with remaining dish.
Serve gratins topped with flaked almonds.
Air fryer sizes
There are many sizes of air fryers; however, for this recipe we’ve used a mid-sized 5.3-litre model. If you have a larger appliance you will be able to cook larger amounts of food, while for a smaller one you will need to decrease quantities accordingly.
What to serve with air fryer broccoli gratin
Dish up this air fryer broccoli gratin for family dinners alongside your favourites, like the perfect rump steak or lemon parmesan pan chicken. It also works beautifully as a Christmas side dish with your turkey.
