Cauliflower Cheese
Elevate your Cauliflower Cheese dish to new heights with this tantalizing twist: Roast the cauliflower to perfection, then combine it with a luscious cheese béchamel sauce, featuring the vibrant and nutty flavors of Red Leicester cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 large cauliflower - cut into florets
- Salt and pepper
- Sunflower oil
- 125g ball mozzarella, torn into pieces
- 150g Red Leicester - grated
- 30g crispy onions
For the sauce -
- 25g butter
- 25g plain flour
- 300ml whole milk
- 30g English mustard
- 100g cream cheese
- 50g West Country Cheddar - finely grated
- 50g Red Leicester - finely grated
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 180℃.
- Put the cauliflower into a roasting tray and season with salt and pepper and coat in 2 tablespoons sunflower oil.
- Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes until tender and starting to brown.
- Remove from the oven and leave to one side.
- For the sauce, melt the butter in a shallow saucepan. When it’s just starting to sizzle, stir in the flour to make a paste. Cook for a minute, then gradually whisk in the milk until you have a smooth, thick sauce.
- Stir through the mustard, cream cheese and cheddar. Cook over a low heat until thickened and season with black pepper.
- Assemble the dish as follows: Spoon a quarter of the cheese sauce into a large baking dish and spread it out, then add half of the cauliflower.
- Repeat the process, finishing with a thick layer of sauce.
- Scatter over the mozzarella and then Red Leicester.
NEFF's CircoTherm Intensive®
On your Slide & Hide Oven, use CircoTherm® Intensive to combine hot air circulation with additional bottom heat to ensure even and efficient cooking, resulting in even heat distribution and no soggy bottoms
Learn more about CircoTherm®- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cheese is golden and the cauliflower is soft but not mushy.
- Once baked remove from the oven and sprinkle the crispy onions all over, leave to stand for 10 mins before serving.