Cheesy Cauliflower Gratin Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the cauliflower for about 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over low heat. Whisk in the flour until well combined with the butter and it forms a brown paste. Pour in the hot half-and-half and keep whisking until it starts to thicken. Remove from the heat and season with salt and white pepper. Add in the Parmesan and 3/4 cup of the Gruyere. Keep whisking.
• Spread about 1/2 cup of the mixture on the bottom of an 8-by-8-inch baking dish. Place the cauliflower on top and spoon the rest of the sauce on top. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over low heat and stir in the parsley. Drizzle the parsley butter over the cauliflower and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Gruyere.
• Bake until the top of the gratin is browned, about 30 minutes. (My advice would be to check halfway through, as ovens vary.) Serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook the cauliflower florets in a large pot of boiling salted water for 5 to 6 minutes, until tender but still firm. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Pour the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture and stir until it comes to a boil. Boil, whisking constantly, for 1 minute, or until thickened. Off the heat, add 1 teaspoon of salt, the pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup of the Gruyere, and the Parmesan.
• Pour 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom of an 8 by 11 by 2-inch baking dish. Place the drained cauliflower on top and then spread the rest of the sauce evenly on top. Combine the bread crumbs with the remaining 1/4 cup of Gruyere and sprinkle on top. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and drizzle over the gratin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is browned. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add cauliflower, cover, and steam until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Heat butter in a small saucepan over low heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour; cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just starts to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Gradually pour milk into mixture, whisking into a smooth sauce. Cook until just simmering.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in half the Cheddar cheese until melted; sprinkle with pepper and nutmeg.
• Place steamed cauliflower in the prepared baking dish; pour cheese sauce over cauliflower. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and browned, about 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. In a microwave-safe dish, combine soup, cauliflower, cayenne pepper and salt. Stir in cheese. Cover and microwave on high for 6 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and olive oil. Spoon crumb mixture over cauliflower.
• Broil 6 inches from heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until top is golden brown. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Break cauliflower into sections. Cook for 10 minutes in boiling, salted water. Drain well. Combine cauliflower with 2 tablespoons butter and onion, cheese, sour cream and salt. Spoon into a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• Melt remaining butter and add garlic and horseradish. Pour over the cauliflower mixture. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• For the sauce, melt the butter in a shallow saucepan. When it's just starting to sizzle, stir in the flour to make a paste. Cook for a minute, then gradually whisk in the milk until you have a smooth, thick sauce. Stir through the mustard, cream cheese, truffle oil (if using) and parmesan, and cook over a low heat until thickened. Season with lots of black pepper.
• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Trim the leaves off the cauliflowers and slice into rough steaks about 1cm thick. Don't worry about the outside bits not being slices - it will all be used. Assemble the dish a bit like a lasagne. Spoon a quarter of the cheese sauce into a large baking dish and spread it out, then add half of the cauliflower. Repeat the process, finishing with a thick layer of sauce. Scatter over the mozzarella, and the gruyère or cheddar and crispy onions.
• Bake for 1 hr 30-1 hr 45 mins until the cheese is golden and the cauliflower is soft but not mushy. If you want a golden finish, you can grill it (keep an eye on it) or leave it in when you turn the oven up for the crackling, if making the salt & vinegar roast pork as well. Once baked, leave to stand for 10 mins before serving in the middle of the table.