Raclette (Switzerland)
Created by lazyme on January 21, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #16884
Ingredients
- 6 potatoes (red or white potatoes, washed and scrubbed, about 2-inches each)
- 1/4 cup water
- 12 ounces raclette cheese (3/4 pound)or Gruyere cheese or imported Swiss cheese
- 12 small sweet gherkins
- 12 small pickled onions
How to Make
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Step 1: Peel a strip around the middle of each potato.
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Step 2: Place potatoes in a ring in a microwavable glass baking dish or casserole. Add water. Cover tightly and microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes.
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Step 3: Rearrange and turn over the potatoes.
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Step 4: Cover and microwave on HIGH for 4 to 8 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork.
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Step 5: Let stand, covered, for 3 minutes.
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Step 6: Slice cheese into 12 equal pieces, each about 1/4 inch thick and 4 inches long.
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Step 7: Arrange 2 slices of cheese in the center of each of 6 microwavable plates.
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Step 8: Microwave each plate, uncovered, on HIGH for 40 to 60 seconds, until the cheese is melted, creamy, and bubbly, but not runny.
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Step 9: Place a cooked potato, 2 gherkins, and 2 onions on the side of each plate.
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Step 10: Serve immediately.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (723.6 g)
- Calories 516.4
- Total Fat - 11.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.8 g
- Cholesterol - 31.8 mg
- Sodium - 482 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 81.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 14.3 g
- Sugars - 16.7 g
- Protein - 24.6 g
- Calcium - 589.2 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 232.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg