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Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese

Name: Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 1 h 1 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 50 g grated cheese; 20 g breadcrumbs; Parsley; 1 cauliflower; 1 onion; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1 tablespoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon mustard powder; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 250 ml liquid cream; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

1 hour 1 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: May 24^th 2020

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 6 people, you will need:

1 50 g grated cheese
2 20 g breadcrumbs
3 Parsley
4 1 cauliflower
5 1 onion
6 1 teaspoon curry powder
7 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
8 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
9 1 teaspoon mustard powder
10 3 tablespoons olive oil
11 250 ml liquid cream
12 Salt
13 Pepper
Total weight: 1,720 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

25 min.

Cooking

40 min.

All in all

1 hour 1 min.

Preparation 25 min.

Cooking 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 1

Prepare the gratin topping: mix in a bowl 50 g grated cheese, 20 g breadcrumbs and the chopped parsley.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 2

Prepare 1 cauliflower.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 7 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 3

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.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 5

Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 6

Prepare the spice mixture: mix in a cup 1 teaspoon curry powder, 1 tablespoon mustard seeds, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and 1 teaspoon mustard powder.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C)

Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 7

Use a casserole or skillet that can go both on the hob and in the oven. Put on high heat and pour in 3 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.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 8

Add the spice mixture and turn down the heat.

Cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 10 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 9

Add 250 ml 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.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 10

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

Stage 11 - ⌛ 1 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 11

Scatter the gratin topping over...

Stage 12 - ⌛ 15 min.

Spicy mustard cauliflower cheese : Stage 12

...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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	2 g RDI=5 %	4 g RDI=2 %	8 g RDI=11 %	104 kcal RDI=5 %	436 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	8 g RDI=13 %	13 g RDI=5 %	23 g RDI=32 %	298 kcal RDI=15 %	1,250 kJ RDI=15 %
Whole recipe	51 g RDI=79 %	80 g RDI=30 %	140 g RDI=192 %	1,791 kcal RDI=90 %	7,499 kJ RDI=90 %