Cauliflower gratin is a comforting and flavorful dish, perfect for accompanying your meals. With its creamy texture and melted cheese, it is sure to please the whole family. Here’s a simple recipe to make this delicious treat.
Ingredients (for 4 servings)
Cauliflower: 1 medium cauliflower
Semi-skimmed milk: 200 ml of semi-skimmed milk
Heavy cream (30% fat): 200 ml of heavy cream (30% fat)
Comté cheese: 150 g of Comté cheese
Butter: 50 g of butter
Flour: 30 g of flour
Vinegar: vinegar
Nutmeg: a pinch of nutmeg
Salt or fine salt
Pepper: pepper
Equipment
- Casserole: casserole
- Conventional oven: conventional oven
- gratin dish.
Preparation
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 30 minutes
- Preparation of the Cauliflower
- Separate the cauliflower into florets.
- Wash it in vinegar water.
- Boil for 20 minutes in salted water.
- The Béchamel Sauce
- Melt the butter.
- Add the flour while stirring.
- Gradually add the cold milk and cream, continuing to stir.
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens.
- Cut the Comté cheese into small cubes.
- Add half of the cheese to the béchamel sauce.
- Place the cauliflower florets in a baking dish.
- Pour the béchamel sauce over the cauliflower.
- Add the remaining Comté cheese and the second pinch of nutmeg.
- Bake in the preheated oven at 180-210°C (350-410°F) for about 10 minutes
Tips
You can add a bit of strong mustard to your béchamel, as it pairs very well with cauliflower.
