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Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese

This delicious twist on cauliflower cheese is cooked in 3 stages: the cauliflower is steamed on its own before being fried with the spices. It is then topped with cheese and breadcrumbs, and browned in the oven.

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Last modified on: May 24^th 2020

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 25 g grated cheese
2 10 g breadcrumbs
3 parsley
4 ½ cauliflower
5 ½ onion
6 ½ teaspoon curry powder
7 ½ tablespoon mustard seeds
8 ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
9 ½ teaspoon mustard powder
10 2 tablespoons olive oil
11 125 g liquid cream
12 salt
13 pepper
Total weight: 868 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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23 min.	38 min.	1 hour 1 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Prepare the gratin topping: mix in a bowl 25 g grated cheese, 10 g breadcrumbs and the chopped parsley.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

Prepare ½ cauliflower.

Stage 3 - 7 min.

Steam the cauliflower until it is barely done.

Stage 4

Alternatively, you can boil it in salted water or vegetable stock.

Stage 5 - 4 min.

Prepare ½ onion and chop finely.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Prepare the spice mixture: mix in a cup ½ teaspoon curry powder, ½ tablespoon mustard seeds, ½ teaspoon cumin seeds and ½ teaspoon mustard powder.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C)

Stage 7 - 2 min.

Use a casserole or skillet that can go both on the hob and in the oven. Put on high heat and pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil. When good and hot the chopped onion, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add the spice mixture and turn down the heat.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Stage 9 - 10 min.

Add 125 g liquid cream, deglaze the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula and leave to thicken for about 10 minutes.

Check the seasoning.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Add the cauliflower, mix well and cook like this for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Scatter the gratin topping over...

Stage 12 - 15 min.

...and brown in the oven for about 15 minutes (finish under the grill if necessary).

Remarks

You can vary the spice mixture, but do keep mustard (both seeds and powder) as the basis and add your preferred spices to this.

If you don't have any mustard powder, use double the weight of mustard paste.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
963 Kcal or 4,032 Kj	26 gr	40 gr	78 gr
48 %	10 %	4 %	12 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
111 Kcal or 465 Kj	3 gr	5 gr	9 gr
6 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
321 Kcal or 1,344 Kj	9 gr	13 gr	26 gr
16 %	3 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Sourdough, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 2.24 €
Per person : 0.75 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Creamy "terre et mer" pots, Tarte Normande, Flaked almond tart, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, Spinach Mornay, Layered Leek and Egg Gratin , Gratin of beet tops and potatoes, Oxtail Parmentier, ... All
	Breadcrumbs: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: French toast "cordon bleu", Escalopes in a sesame crust, Vegetable tian, Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Crunchy little pieces of fish, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Tahitian style fish, Home-made chilli oil, Cajun-style lentil salad, Hearty leek and sprout soup, ... All

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