Whole roast cauliflower cheese

Name: Whole roast cauliflower cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1 whole cauliflower, with tough outer leaves removed and base trimmed (keep most of the leaves intact); 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ tbsp fennel; 100 ml double cream; 100 g Cheddar, grated; 50 g Red Leicester, grated; ¼ tsp Dijon mustard; ¼ 25g pack chives, finely chopped to serve

3 steps

Prep:10minCook:50min

Drizzled with a fennel-spiked, cheesy sauce, this whole roasted cauliflower makes a fine side dish for a roast, or a super weeknight supper in its own right with crusty bread

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:05:17 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories314 kcal (16%)

Total Fat27.6 g (39%)

Carbs5.1 g (2%)

Sugars2.3 g (3%)

Protein10.2 g (20%)

Sodium276.6 mg (14%)

Fiber1.4 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1whole cauliflower

with tough outer leaves removed and base trimmed, keep most of the leaves intact

1 Tbspolive oil

½ Tbspfennel

100mldouble cream

100gcheddar grated

50gRed Leicester

grated

¼ tspdijon mustard

0.3 x 25gchives

finely chopped to serve

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Put the cauliflower in a pan of boiling water, then cover and cook for 5 minutes. Carefully lift out of the water and pat dry. Put the cauliflower in a snug-fitting roasting dish, drizzle over the oil and season with a little black pepper. Bake for 35 minutes until cooked through (a sharp knife should slide in with little resistance).

Step 2

Ten minutes before the cauliflower is ready, prepare the sauce. In a saucepan, toast the fennel seeds over a medium heat until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Crush using a pestle and mortar, then return to the pan. Add the cream, both cheeses and the mustard, then cook over a low heat, stirring. Once the cheeses have melted, bubble for another 2 minutes over a low heat.

Step 3

When the cauliflower is tender, drizzle over the cheese sauce and return to the oven for 5 minutes until golden and bubbling. Sprinkle the chives on top and serve straight away with roast meats, or simply with crusty bread to mop up the creamy sauce.

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