Cauliflower cheese

Name: Cauliflower cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 30 g (1 oz) plain flour; 500 ml (16 fl oz) milk; 1 whole cauliflower, about 470 g (15 oz) when trimmed; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 100 ml (3¼ fl oz) cream; pinch of ground nutmeg; 2 egg yolks; 130 g (4¼ oz) Gruyère cheese, grated

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Vegetables

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Perfect partners, cauliflower and cheese baked in this way make a hearty winter dish that never has the experience of being a leftover.

Ingredients

1 whole cauliflower, about 470 g (15 oz) when trimmed
30

Starter
Vegetarian
Winter

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Remove the outer leaves of the cauliflower and break the head into small serving-sized pieces. Place in cold salted water, bring slowly to the boil, reduce the