Raclette
Get raclette ideas for an easy, fun dinner. Looking for a special, interactive dinner party idea? Raclette is your answer. Learn about this fun meal in which you pour melted cheese over a variety of meat and vegetables.
Equipment
- 1 Raclette grill with melting trays and scrapers
Ingredients
- 1-1½ pounds Raclette, fontina, or other soft cheese
- 2-3 pounds small red potatoes
- 1-1½ pounds smoked sausage, sliced into rounds
- 1-2 cups roasted cashews
- 1-2 cups sweet gherkins or cornichons
- 1-2 cups pineapple chunks
- 1-2 sliced tomatoes optional
- 1 sliced green pepper optional
- 1 sliced zucchini or crookneck squash optional
- 1-2 cups sliced mushrooms optional
Instructions
- Put the raclette grill in the middle of the table where you will be eating. Depending upon your tabletop surface, you may want to put some trivets underneath the grill. Since the grill may only take about 15 minutes to heat up, you may not want to turn it on just yet.
- Cook small, red potatoes in boiling water for about 20 minutes or bake in the microwave.
- Slice and chop the cheese, meat and other ingredients. We usually chop the cheese into 2-inch by 1-inch chunks.
- Place each ingredient in a separate bowl and set the bowls on the table.
- When the potatoes have about 15 minutes left to cook, turn on the raclette grill. We usually set ours to the medium heat setting on the dial.
- After the potatoes finish cooking, drain, and place in a bowl. Add the bowl to the selection of other ingredients on the table.
- Gather your guests around the table. After sitting down, each guest should place a few chunks of cheese in a raclette tray to melt.
- Place meat and vegetables on top of the grill to cook.
- When your meat and vegetables are cooked, place them on your plate. Add other items you might not have had to cook, like pickles, pineapple chunks, and cashews.
- Top everything with the melted cheese by scraping the cheese out of your tray (or trays) with a little spatula (included in raclette sets).
- Melt more cheese, if needed, and pour it over your selection of meat, vegetables and other items. Enjoy!
Notes
Note about the calorie count: The number of calories will vary depending upon the items each dinner guest selects. The Raclette cheese by itself would be 90 calories per serving.