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Cheesy Cauliflower Bake

43 mineasy4 servingsvegetarian

Ingredients

  • Cauliflower1 head, cut in floretsOn hand
  • Cheddar cheese150 g, gratedOn hand
  • Milk400 mloptional
  • Flour2 tbspoptional
  • Butter2 tbspoptional

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Steps

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200°C / 400°F.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Boil the florets in salted water until barely tender.

    8 min

  3. 3

    Whisk the flour into the melted butter.

    2 min

  4. 4

    Pour in the milk gradually, whisking out lumps.

    4 min

  5. 5

    Simmer until the sauce coats a spoon.

    4 min

  6. 6

    Melt most of the cheddar into the sauce.

    2 min

  7. 7

    Fold in the drained cauliflower and tip into a dish.

    3 min

  8. 8

    Scatter the rest of the cheddar and bake until gold and bubbling.

    15 min

Cook’s note. Undercook the florets by a couple of minutes; the bake finishes them perfectly.

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