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Spicy roast cauliflower gratin

The cauliflower in this recipe is cooked two different ways: first oven-roasted with chilli spices, then finished with a creamy gratin topping, made with its own trimmings.

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1 hour 25 min. difficulté

Easy

7.45 €

4 people

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 20^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 1 cauliflower
2 30 g butter
3 4 tablespoons chilli spices
4 1 shallot
5 20 g butter
6 100 g cream
7 1 tablespoon cornflour (optional)
8 50 g grated cheese
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,485 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 45 min.

Cooking: 45 min.

All in all: 1 hour 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Remove the leaves from 1 cauliflower, but leave it whole.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Cut vertically into slices about half an inch (1 cm) thick.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Melt 30 g butter...

Stage 4 - 3 min.

...then brush over the cauliflower on both sides and sprinkle with salt.

Stage 5 - 30 min.

Sprinkle both sides of each slice with the spices, then roast for about 30 minutes.

Stage 6 - 7 min.

Meanwhile, prepare and slice 1 shallot.

Take the leftover cauliflower trimmings and cut into small pieces.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

In a medium-sized saucepan, melt 20 g butter, then add the sliced shallot, salt and pepper.

Cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

Add the cauliflower trimmings, salt again, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Then add 100 g cream.

Stage 9 - 7 min.

Cook until the cauliflower is soft, then blend...

Stage 10 - 2 min.

...to give a thick, creamy sauce.

If the mixture is too runny,, thicken with 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed into 3 tablespoonfuls of cold water.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

When the cauliflower slices are nicely browned, take out of the oven, but leave it on.

Stage 12 - 4 min.

Top each slice generously with the creamy cauliflower sauce.

Stage 13 - 2 min.

Scatter some grated cheese over.

Stage 14 - 8 min.

Put back in the oven to melt the cheese and brown the top.

Stage 15

Serve one slice per person, with a good spoonful of the creamy cauliflower sauce on the side.

Remarks

If possible, use a smoked cheese in stage 14, as this goes very well with cauliflower.

For the spices, you can use whatever you prefer: curry, paprika, various blends...

In stage 8, adapt the quantity of cream to suit the weight of cauliflower trimmings you have left.

Source: Home made, based on a recipe by Diego Alary.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	40 RDI=20 %	60 RDI=5 %	90 RDI=10 %	1,160 RDI=60 %	4,840 RDI: 60 %
Per 100 g	2 RDI=1 %	3 RDI=0 %	5 RDI=1 %	80 RDI=4 %	330 RDI: 4 %
Per person	9 RDI=4 %	10 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=3 %	290 RDI=10 %	1,210 RDI: 10 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

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