Cauliflower Gratin
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 15 min
- Servings: 4
- Preparation Time: 10 min
- 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 4 tablespoons butter, unsalted if possible
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, or quinoa, almond or other gluten-free flour
- 1 ½ cups milk
- Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
- ⅛ heaping teaspoon ground nutmeg, or more to taste
- ½ cup grated sharp cheese like Jarlsberg, Irish Swiss or gruyere - divided
- ¼ cup fresh grated parmesan, more or less to taste
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Place cauliflower florets on a microwave-safe plate and cover with wet paper towel.
- Microwave on high for about four minutes, until crisp-tender.
- Place the cauliflower in a single layer into an 8x8 inch baking dish.
- Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add flour and whisk until it makes a bubbly paste.
- Gradually add the milk and stir until the sauce becomes thick and creamy.
- Remove from heat and add salt, pepper, nutmeg and half of the sharp cheese. (Do not add the parmesan yet.)
- Spoon the sauce over the cauliflower florets and sprinkle with remaining sharp cheese as well as the parmesan.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until the cheese sauce is soft and slightly golden.
- As written, this recipe serves 4 as a side dish or 2 as a main course.
