Between snow, low sky, wood, fir tree, fireplace and cheese flavors, winter is a season, yes, but also a whole universe.
If winter vegetables remain the essentials of our current menus, they are not the only ones to garnish our plates. Among the favorite flavors of cold days, the best, the gourmand, the king, the one and only: cheese. Smooth, gratinated, in sauce, croquettes, or melted, whatever the variety, cheese wins all the votes.
Cheese, but which one?
While France has no less than 1,200 varieties of divine cheeses, which one should you choose in your winter recipe? We would like to answer you “It doesn’t matter, as long as you like it!” “, but some are more in keeping with the season. Fresh cheeses, for example, will bring freshness when summer returns, when matured pasta reveals the best of themselves in gratin, fondue or raclette.
One cheese, several uses
The advantage of cheese, like Comté, Gruyère, Abondance, or even Cheddar, is that it can be prepared in different ways. Cubed to revive a winter salad, grated for seasonal vegetables au gratin, or mixed for an addictive cheese fondue. Cheese adapts to all recipes, even if this season, we prefer it melted, without any hesitation.
Raclette, tartiflette, winter croque-monsieur, generous puff pastries, everything is good to highlight the cheese in a winter recipe. The proof in 30 recipes.
Jura gratin with morbier
© Emanuela Cino
- 4 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Jura gratin with morbier
Potato gratin with Camembert flambé with calva
© Valéry Guedes
- 8 people
- Level: Easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Potato gratin with Camembert flambé with calva
Marcellines
© Anne-Claire Héraud
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Marcellines
Potato croquettes, hearts flowing with morbier
© Akiko Ida
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 25 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Potato croquettes, heart flowing with morbier
Grilled cheese with apples, cheddar and onion confit
© Rebecca Genet
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Grilled cheese with apples, cheddar and onion confit
Chicken cordon bleu with bacon and raclette
© Marjolaine Daguerre
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Chicken cordon bleu with bacon and raclette
Cauliflower tartiflette
© David Japy for Marabout editions
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Cauliflower tartiflette
Broccoli and Camembert Quiche
© Loïs Moreno and Eve
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Broccoli and Camembert Quiche
Reblochon fondue cooked in bread, steamed potatoes with bacon
© Pierre Baëlen
- 4 people
- Level: Easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Reblochon fondue cooked in bread, steamed potatoes with bacon
Macaroni and cheese with chaource
© Valéry Guedes
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 30 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Macaroni and cheese with chaource
Endives with ham and plenty
© Akiko Ida
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Endives with ham and plenty
Four-format pizza
© Delphine Constantini
- 1 people
- Level: Very easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Pizza quattro formaggi
Celeriac and Fourme d’Ambert soup
© Akiko Ida
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Celeriac and fourme d’Ambert soup
Portobello stuffed with quinoa and raclette gratin
© Emanuela Cino
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Portobello stuffed with quinoa and raclette gratin
Apple, brie and onion turnovers
© Christophe Roué
- 6 persons
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Apple, brie and onion turnovers
Croque madame with Saint-Nectaire and spinach
© Akiko Ida
- 2 persons
- Level: Very easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Croque-madame with Saint-Nectaire and spinach
Chicken fillets, Neufchâtel cream
© Akiko Ida
- 6 persons
- Level: Easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Chicken fillets, neufchâtel cream
Roasted potatoes with taleggio, garlic, thyme and Espelette pepper
© Valéry Guedes
- 6 persons
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Roasted potatoes with taleggio, garlic, thyme and Espelette pepper
Comté vegetable gratin
© Marie-Pierre Morel
- 6 persons
- Level: Very easy
- 15 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Comté vegetable gratin
Quesadillas with Saint-Nectaire
© Valéry Guedes
- 4 people
- Level: Easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Quesadillas with Saint-Nectaire
Tartiflette
© Anne-Claire Héraud
- 4 people
- Level: Easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Tartiflette
Polenta gratin like a croque-monsieur
© Emanuela Cino
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 25 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Polenta gratin like a croque-monsieur
Gougères with blue cheese
© Virginie Garnier
- 8 people
- Level: Very easy
- 35 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Gougères with blue cheese
Crispy maroilles
© Jean-Claude Amiel
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Crispy maroilles
Rarebit with Guinness by Trish Deseine
© Deirdre Rooney / Hachette Cuisine
- 6 persons
- Level: Very easy
- 5 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Rarebit with Guinness by Trish Deseine
Croque monsieur with camembert
© Akiko Ida
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Croque-monsieur with Camembert
Leek and potato soup, reblochon toast
© Valéry Guedes
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Leek and potato soup, reblochon toast
Taleggio mashed potatoes
© Virginie Garnier
- 4 people
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Smashed Potatoes with Taleggio
Welsh rabbit
© Anne-Claire Héraud
- 2 persons
- Level: Very easy
- 20 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Welsh rabbit
Reblochon bread gratin
© Edouard Sicot
- 2 persons
- Level: Very easy
- 10 minutes of preparation
- Cheap
- See the recipe: Reblochon bread gratin
