I love cheese sauce!!! I believe that anything tastes good with cheese sauce and Cauliflower is no exception. I made this Cauliflower al Gratin a couple of weeks ago, but for some reason I forgot to post it.
It is a delicious side dish!
Ingredients
(4 servings)
- 2 pounds cauliflower, cut into florets
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons chopped onions
- 11/2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese
- 1/2 cup gouda cheese
- Salt and pepper
Directions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the cauliflower and cook until the florets are tender, about 8 minutes. Drain well.
- Mean while,make the sauce:
- In a large saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and add the onions. cook for about 5 minutes. Add the flour a little at a time, whisking to incorporate. Increase the heat to medium-low and gradually whisk in the milk.
- Cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture is thick and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add the cream,mustard and cheeses.
- Add the cumin , paprika, salt and black pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the cheeses are melted, about 2 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450F. Butter a shallow baking dish. Arrange the cauliflower in the dish and pour the sauce over it. Bake until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Serve immediately.
Baking is my Zen says
Great way to use cauliflower!
Carmen
Velva says
Cauliflower takes on such a mild flavor and is such a versatile vegetable. Baked cauliflower with a cheese sauce-delicious.
Christina Tascon says
Hi, when do you add the onions to this dish? With the sauce or in the oven with the cauliflower?
Erica says
Christina- I fixed!!! Thank you!
ruth says
Wow, we have cauliflower cheese in the UK, very similar but in no way shape or form as flavourful!!
Lyndsey says
Oh, this looks and sounds wonderful, and you’re right anything tastes good with cheese sauce. Now if I can just get my daughter to eat it that way. She just likes it steamed! 🙂
grace says
cheese sauce improves just about anything, and that’s rarely more true than with cauliflower. what a tasty dish you’ve made!
Soma says
oh how we love our cauliflowers! Lovely dish.
Kim says
Cauliflower is best with cheese! Love it:D
Simply Life says
oooh this looks great and comforting!
rebecca subbiah says
made cauliflower cheese for jasmine the other day she didn’t like it crazy baby
danielle says
I love cauliflower…and the gouda cheese? YUM!!!
Joanne says
Ultimate comfort food. Cheese sauce makes everything better…especially when you spiced it up with the paprika and mustard!
norma says
I like this…looks really good. Nice side dish.
5 Star Foodie says
What a terrific dish with cauliflower, yum!
Carla says
Erica,
We love anything “gratin”. It’s the only way I can get Michael to eat cooked zucchini or summer squash. Love this dish.
tasteofbeirut says
Erica
I love this dish, so comforting; I need to remember to use gouda! I like it a lot but always forget to use in cooking!
Oysterculture says
Another tasty treat, have been having a lot of cauliflower lately – not tired if it but this sounds like a delicious new dish!
Chris says
I’m with you, Erica, anything tastes good with cheese sauce!
Muneeba says
I’ve never eaten cauliflower this way, but you are SO right about how cheese sauce makes everything better 🙂 I especially like that you added gouda … one of my favs!
Francijoe says
Erica we just made this for lunch. Now we didn’t have the right cheeses, we just used white Colombian Cheese. It was wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
Erica says
Thank you guys for the comments and feedback!