Cauliflower Surprise Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time40 Min
Ready In50 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Cauliflower1 Large
 25 g/1 oz butter or margarine
 Oil1 Tablespoon
 65 g/2 1/2 oz butter or margarine
 65 g/2 1 oz plain flour
 600 ml/1 pint milk seasoning
 100 g/4 oz Emmenthal cheese, grated
 25 g/1 oz grated
 Parmesan cheese
 25 g/1 oz Brazil nuts or hazelnuts
 Breadcrumbs75 Gram (For the topping:)
 15 g/ 1/2 oz butter

Directions

1. Wash cauliflower, remove coarse outer leaves and cut away thick stalk.
2. Divide cauliflower into florets; finely chop remaining leaves and any small leaves.
3. Melt butter or margarine and oil in a saucepan.
4. Add cauliflower, stir well, cover and cook gently for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Drain cauliflower, reserving the liquor, and arrange cauliflower in an ovenproof dish.
6.To make the sauce, melt butter or margarine in small pan, stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Remove from the heat and gradually beat in the milk. Bring to the boil, stirring and cook for 2 minutes until thickened.
8. Add the cauliflower liquor, seasoning to taste. Remove from the heat.
9. Add half the grated Emmenthal and Parmesan.
10. Slice the nuts and add.
11. Pour over the cauliflower.
12. Mix the remaining cheese and breadcrumbs together and sprinkle over the cauliflower. Dot with the remaining butter.
13. Place dish in grill pan and grill gently for 15 minutes to heat through.
14. Serve with a green salad.
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