By Anonymous Coconut
cauliflower cheese
10 steps
Prep:10minCook:1h
Cauliflower Cheese is a British dish that is served as a side or even as a main (vegetarian!) It’s a cauliflower bake, smothered in a creamy cheese sauce that’s popped in the oven until bubbly and golden. While perhaps not the lightest dish in my repertoire, it is however hands down the most delicious cauliflower recipe I know!
Updated at: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:56:56 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
45
Low
Glycemic Load
7
Low
Nutrition per serving
Calories460.5 kcal (23%)
Total Fat39 g (56%)
Carbs15.3 g (6%)
Sugars7 g (8%)
Protein15.3 g (31%)
Sodium648.9 mg (32%)
Fiber4 g (14%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
6 servings
1kgcauliflower florets
1 very large, 1 1/2 medium or 2 small cauliflower heads
2 Tbspextra virgin olive oil
½ tspsea salt
⅛ tsppepper
Cheese sauce
Mornay sauce
60gunsalted butter
30gflour
plain / all-purpose
250mlmilk
full fat best
250mlcream
or more milk
½ tspcooking salt
kosher salt
¼ tspnutmeg powder
freshly grated is best
100gred leicester cheese
or cheddar ), grated
50ggruyère cheese
grated, or other melting cheese of choice
50gred leicester cheese
or cheddar ), grated
50ggruyère cheese
grated, or other melting cheese of choice
Instructions
Step 1
Heat milk: Heat milk and cream until hot – either on the stove or in microwave.
Step 2
Make roux: Melt butter in a large saucepan or small pot over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring regularly, for 3 minutes.
Step 3
Add milk: While stirring, pour in half the milk. Once the roux is dissolved into the milk (mixture will thicken), stir in remaining milk. Stir on the heat for 1 minute – mixture should be thick enough to coat a wooden spoon.
Step 4
Add cheese: Turn the stove off, but leave the pot on the turned off stove. Stir in salt, nutmeg and both cheeses. The cheese will thicken the mixture so it's like a thick sauce.
Step 5
Mix in cauliflower: Add cauliflower and toss to coat in the sauce.
Step 6
Bake:
Step 7
Fill baking dish: Transfer mixture to a 2L / 2qt baking dish (30 x 20 x 5cm / 12 x 8 x 2").
Step 8
Top with cheese: Sprinkle over gruyère followed Red Leicester cheese.
Step 9
Bake at 180°C/350°F for 30 minutes until the cheese is melted, and cauliflower is bubbly and golden.
Step 10
Serve: Sprinkle with parsley if desired. Stand 5 minutes then serve!
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