Cauliflower Baked In Cheese Sauce

Recipe By:
Courtney
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  • Yield 6 Servings
  • Level Medium

Baked cauliflower in a creamy cheese sauce.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 large cauliflower
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 cup cheese
  • 1/2 cup cream (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped almonds
  • Salt to taste
  • A little butter
  • 1 tablespoon bread crumbs
  • For white sauce:
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoon flour
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 small onion, minced
  • 1 green chilli, minced (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon minced parsley or dill
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
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Directions

  1. 1. Wash cauliflower thoroughly, place on a trivet and pressure cook without weight for 5 min. Or till it has turned tender but crunchy.
  2. 2. Make white sauce as in previous recipe (step 2). Add salt, pepper, herbs, 1 cup cheese, slightly beaten cream; mix everything thoroughly.
  3. 3. Place the cooked (steamed) cauliflower in the centre of a well greased dish. Take a little of the white sauce in a teaspoon and place it in-between the florets. Pour the rest of the sauce covering the cauliflower completely.
  4. 4. Sprinkle rest of the cheese, chopped almonds, dot with some butter and bread crumbs, put the dish under a grill for cheese to melt and the top to brown.
  5. 5. Serve as a main dish in a western menu.
  6. 6. Note: If you are not using cream add extra 1/2 cup of milk to sauce