🥦 Cauliflower Cheese

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Tender cauliflower under a Cheddar cheese sauce, grilled until bubbling, with toast. A vegetarian comfort dish.

⏱️ 28 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 680 kcal per serving💪 30 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 medium cauliflower (700 g) cauliflower
  • 400 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 30 g plain flour
  • 30 g butter
  • 100 g grated Cheddar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 slices sliced bread
  • to taste salt

Method, step by step

  1. Break the cauliflower into florets and boil in salted water for 8 minutes. Drain and tip into an ovenproof dish.
  2. Melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the milk and cook for 6 minutes until thick.
  3. Off the heat, stir in two thirds of the Cheddar and the mustard until melted.
  4. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower, scatter with the remaining Cheddar and grill for 6 minutes until bubbling and golden.
  5. Serve with toast.

Nutritional information (per serving)

680
kcal
30 g
protein
54 g
carbs
38 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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