gratin

gra·tin (grät′'n, grat′'n; Fr grȧ tan′)

noun

any dish having a lightly browned, crisp crust on top, esp. one topped with bread crumbs or grated cheese and broiled briefly

Converse of object

serve: Celery can be sautéed or served au gratin as a vegetable side dish.

Adjective modifier

sweet: To Serve Cut a slice of hot sweet potato gratin on the plate.

Modifies a noun

dauphinois: Ideal for mousse, quiches, pates, soups, muffins and our new winter recipe smoked salmon gratin dauphinois - absolutely yummy.
dish: Butter a gratin dish or small, deep baking tray.
potato: My choice was roast pork with creamy gratin potatoes.

Noun used with modifier

au: And you don't even know what ' au gratin ' means... Um, got any lager?
potato: To Serve Cut a slice of hot sweet potato gratin on the plate.
vegetable: To serve; cut the pies into slices and serve with the root vegetable gratin.
macaroni: But the other woman, satisfying her first pangs of hunger, was now bent rather low over her macaroni au gratin.

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