Cauliflower Cheese

Name: Cauliflower Cheese
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 1 medium-sized cauliflower with green leaves; 4 ozs (110 g/1 cup) grated cheese, e.g. Cheddar or a mixture of Gruyère, Parmesan and Cheddar; 1 oz (30 g/¼ cup) grated mature Cheddar cheese for top; ¼ teasp. mustard; 1 oz (30 g/¼ stick) butter; 1 oz (30 g/scant ¼ cup) flour; 1 pint (600 ml/1½ cups) milk with a dash of cream; 3–4 slices of carrot; a slice of onion; 6 peppercorns; salt; thyme or parsley; salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Simply Delicious 2

By Darina Allen

Published 1990

About

Ingredients

1 medium-sized cauliflower with green leaves
salt

Side dish
Vegetarian
cheese

Method

Remove the outer leaves and wash well both the cauliflower and the leaves. Put not more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water in a saucepan just large enough to take the cauliflower; add