Today in important things: A mega-creamy, indulgent vegetable (and vegetarian!) gratin that made with exactly zero heavy cream or cheese. What's not to love? 
 
Makes 6 servings 

What you need

4 tablespoons Tessemae’s Lemon Garlic
1 large shallot, chopped
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
4 cups cauliflower florets
3 cups low-sodium chicken broth (preferably homemade)
coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 Yukon gold potatoes (about 1 pound), peeled and cut ¼-inch-thick
1 pound parsnips, trimmed, peeled and cut ¼-inch-thick
½ pound turnips, trimmed, peeled and cut ¼-inch-thick

What you do

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees and brush bottom and sides of cake pan with 1 tablespoon Lemon Garlic. Trace bottom of pan onto parchment paper or nonstick foil and cut out; place in bottom of pan.
2. Heat remaining 3 tablespoons Lemon Garlic in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add shallot to pot and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in thyme and cook 1 more minute.
3. Add broth and cauliflower florets to pot and bring to a simmer. Cook until cauliflower florets are tender, about 10 minutes.
4. Transfer cauliflower mixture to a blender and carefully blend until smooth, adding Lemon Garlic, broth or water to thin, if necessary. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then set aside.
5. Layer 1/3 of parsnip slices in bottom of cake pan, then drizzle with TK of cauliflower puree. Repeat with 1/3 of potatoes slices and 1/3 of turnip slices, drizzling each layer with TK of cauliflower puree. Continue alternating layers of veggies 2 more times and cauliflower puree. Drizzle remaining TK of cauliflower puree over top, spreading it evenly.
6. Cover cake pan with foil and bake gratin at 400 degrees until very tender, about 40-50 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes.
7. Remove gratin from the oven turn on the broiler; let gratin rest 5 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of pan and carefully invert gratin onto baking sheet and place 6 inches from broiler until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve.