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Cauliflower cheese

Creamy Cheddar & broccoli sauce, almond breadcrumb topping

Hands holding a terracotta bowl of cauliflower cheese topped with almonds
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1 hr 35 mins
Not Too Tricky

serves 8 as a side

About the recipe

Cauliflower cheese is a big favourite in the Oliver household. With broccoli mushed into the white sauce and the beautiful crunch of almonds and breadcrumbs on top – it’s an epic combo! Remember, the better the cheese, the better the dish.


nutrition per serving

2
7
0

Calories

1
5
.
4
g

Fat

6
.
8
g

Saturates

8
.
2
g

Sugars

0
.
6
g

Salt

1
4
.
6
g

Protein

1
9
.
4
g

Carbs

4
.
4
g

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake


Ingredients

2 cloves of garlic

50g unsalted butter

50g plain flour

600ml semi-skimmed milk

500g broccoli

75g mature Cheddar cheese

1kg cauliflower

2 slices of ciabatta or stale bread

2 sprigs of fresh thyme

olive oil

25g flaked almonds

Top Tip

It’s good fun to play around with different cheeses in this dish and see how they taste and melt, so this is a great one for using up any leftovers from your Christmas cheeseboard.

Method

GET AHEAD

1. To make the sauce, peel and finely slice the garlic and put it into a pan on a medium heat with the butter.

2. When the butter has melted, stir in the flour for 1 minute to make a paste, then gradually add the milk, whisking as you go, until smooth and starting to thicken.

3. Roughly chop and add the broccoli to the pan and simmer for around 20 minutes, then mash or blitz with a stick blender until fairly smooth.

4. Grate in half the Cheddar, mix well, taste, and season to perfection.

5. Snap off and wash the cauliflower leaves, discarding any tatty ones, then cut the centre into florets, slicing up the stalk.

6. Arrange it all in an appropriately sized baking dish, letting any leaves hang beautifully over the edge.

7. Pour over the broccoli sauce and grate over the remaining Cheddar.

8. In a food processor, blitz the bread and thyme leaves into rough crumbs with 1 tablespoon of oil and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper, then pulse in the almonds so they retain a nice bit of texture. Scatter the topping evenly over the cauliflower cheese. Cover and pop in the fridge.

ON THE DAY

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.

2. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until golden and cooked through, then enjoy!


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Angela Hughes
This is my go to cauliflower cheese recipe. It’s delicious!
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3 months ago
Alison Corfield
This is a genius twist on Cauliflower Cheese.
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