Cauliflower cheese
This is one of my most favourite comfort foods. You can’t beat a delicious cauliflower cheese and what’s best is that you can have it as your main dinner, or as a side dish.
What goes well with this dinner?
If I have this as a main dinner, I like to serve this some with grilled tomatoes and sausages on the side. Or how about as a side when having roast chicken?
Cauliflower cheese
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower, cut into florets
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 40 g plain flour
- 500 ml semi-skimmed milk
- ½ tbsp dijon mustard
- 200 g extra mature cheddar cheese, grated
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the cauliflower and cook for 15mins, or until tender. When cooked, drain and keep to one side.
- Preheat the grill to high.
- In a large saucepan melt the butter, whisk in the flour and cook for 1-2 mins.
- Whisk in the milk slowly until you have a thick sauce, then add the mustard and half the grated cheese and whisk until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the cauliflower to an ovenproof dish and pour the sauce over until covered.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
- Place under the grill for 5mins or until golden and bubbling.