Aimee Ryan

Cauliflower Cheese

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in
Great British Vegan: Simple, plant-based recipes to cook the nation's favourite dishes
Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

  • About

The side dish I get most excited about is cauliflower cheese. That soft, creamy texture adds a whole new dimension to the meal. Sometimes I add in broccoli too, for some extra green.

Ingredients

  • 1 large head of cauliflower, broken into florets
  • 50 g/1¾ oz (3½ <

Method

  1. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and cook the cauliflower florets for 5 minutes, until beginning to soften, but still a little firm. Drain the cauliflower well in a colander, then tip into an ovenproof dish.
  2. Put the saucepan back on the heat, add the butter and let it melt. Whisk in the flour until it makes a paste, then pour in the milk, a little at