Cauliflower Cheese

Name: Cauliflower Cheese
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 medium cauliflower (approx 450 g/1 lb); 55 g/2 oz butter; 55 g/2 oz plain flour; 1 level tsp mustard powder (optional); Large pinch salt; 460 ml/1 pint milk; 55 g/2 oz cheddar cheese or similar, grated plus extra for sprinkling on top; Freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Great Book Of Yorkshire Pudding

By Elaine Lemm

Published 2018

About

Cauliflower is an essential side dish for a traditional Roast Beef Sunday Lunch. Cauliflower cheese is quick and easy to prepare and makes the most of British cauliflowers which are not only cheap but available almost year round.

Ingredients

1 medium cauliflower (approx 450 g/1 lb)
55 g/

Europe
United Kingdom
Lunch
Side dish
Vegetarian
England

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/395°F/Gas 7

Remove the green outer leaves from the cauliflower and steam whole over a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes. Remove the cauliflower from the heat and leave to cool.

Place the butter and flour into a large saucepan. Over a low heat stir the butter and flour until the butter has melted and the flour is incorporated. Add the salt and mustard pow