Winter vegetable Croustade Au Gratin (Cooking Club Size) | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup (80 mL) butter
• 3 onions chopped
• 4 cloves garlic chopped
• 12 cups (3 L) your choice of winter vegetables (carrots
• turnips
• rutabaga
• celeriac
• parsnips
• potatoes
• sweet potatoes
• etc.) peeled and cut in 1 inch sticks or diced
• 2 tsp (10 mL) fennel seeds
• 5 cups (1.25 L) Canadian Old Cheddar shredded
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) butter melted
• 6 slices of whole wheat bread crumbled or diced
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped fresh parsley
• Salt
• Freshly ground pepper to taste