Cauliflower And Broccoli Cheese Recipe
- Serves 4
- 20 mins to prepare and 1 hr to cook
- 269 calories / serving
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 leek
- 2 cloves of garlic
- olive oil
- 1 knob of unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- 500ml semi-skimmed milk
- 1 whole nutmeg, for grating
- 75g mature Cheddar cheese
- 1 head of broccoli (375g)
- ½ a head of cauliflower (400g)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4 (180°C/350°F/gas 4).
- Trim, halve, and wash the leek, and peel and finely slice the garlic, then place in a medium skillet with 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat.
- Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes or until softened.
- Allow the butter to melt before stirring in the flour, then the milk slowly. Add a pinch of nutmeg and cook for 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened, stirring frequently.
- Grate the majority of the Cheddar and season with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper to taste.
- Discard any tough stalky portions and thinly slice the rest of the broccoli and cauliflower into florets.
- In a saucepan of boiling, salted water, blanch the cauliflower for 6 minutes, then add the broccoli and blanch for another 4 minutes.
- Drain, then place in a 20cm x 25cm baking dish with the white sauce and toss lightly to coat.
- Bake for 40 minutes, or until golden and cooked through, grating the remaining Cheddar on top.