Cauliflower Cheese
Italian dish with cauliflower head, white sauce, parmesan.

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
- Italy
Ingredients
- 1 large cauliflower head
- 300 ml white sauce
- 100 g parmesan
- 30 g unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
Steps
- Cut the cauliflower into small florets.
- Place the florets heads down into a bowl of salty water to dress them for an hour.
- Drain the florets and add them to a saucepan of salted boiling water.
- Cook uncovered, regularly checking the feel of the cauliflower with a knife to see when they are ready.
- Your knife should go smoothly, but with some firmness to the cauliflower still.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan/390°F/gas 6).
- Once the cauliflower has cooked, drain the florets and lay them in a dish of your choice.
- Combine the white sauce with ⅔ of the parmesan cheese, and pour over the cauliflower.
- Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and remaining cheese.
- Place the dish into the oven for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Serve immediately.
Adapted from “Cauliflower Cheese”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.