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 24th 2020
Keywords for this recipe: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 g liquid cream - 12
salt - 13
pepper - Total weight: 1,720 grams
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 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 50 g grated cheese, 20 g breadcrumbs and the chopped parsley.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Prepare 1 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 6 - 3 min.
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)
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 3 tablespoons olive oil. When good and hot the chopped onion, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 or 2 minutes without colouring.
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.
Cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Stage 9 - 10 min.
Add 250 g liquid cream, deglaze the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula and leave to thicken for about 10 minutes.
Check the seasoning.
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.
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 |
| 1,791 Kcal or 7,499 Kj | 51 gr | 81 gr | 140 gr |
| 90 % | 20 % | 8 % | 21 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 104 Kcal or 435 Kj | 3 gr | 5 gr | 8 gr |
| 5 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 299 Kcal or 1,252 Kj | 9 gr | 13 gr | 23 gr |
| 15 % | 3 % | 1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 4.42 €
- Per person : 0.74 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Liquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Langres-style spinach, Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Mornay, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Potato and two ham gratin, Thin endive tart, Stuffed baguette , ... All |
 | Breadcrumbs: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crunchy little pieces of fish, Creamy Comtoise artichoke gratin, French toast "cordon bleu", Mini Mont d'Or fondue with "spuds in blankets", Crab Cakes, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Scallops with cabbage julienne, Guacamole, Chicken and avocado bagels, Chorba, Thin endive tart, ... All |
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