cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake. In a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium-high heat. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process.
You can cook cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake
- It’s of sauce.
- Prepare 40 grams of flour.
- Prepare 40 grams of butter.
- Prepare 400 ml of milk.
- Prepare 150 grams of cheese.
- It’s 1 tsp of mustard.
- It’s 1 medium of bay leaf.
- You need 2 medium of sprigs of fresh thyme.
- You need 1 pinch of salt.
- It’s 1 pinch of black pepper.
- Prepare of dish.
- You need 1 medium of cauliflower.
- Prepare 1 medium of broccoli.
Add to an oven-safe dish and top with grated Parmesan cheese. Cut up any large broccoli or cauliflower florets into bite-size pieces. Pour sauce over broccoli and cauliflower. Layer half the broccoli and cauliflower in a small casserole dish.
cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake step by step
Preheat oven to 190C / 375°F / Gas mark 5..
Wash the cauliflower and broccoli thoroughly, break into florets and place into a pan of boiling salted water. Simmer for about 5 mins till the vegetables are tender but not soft. Drain and set aside in your oven dish of choice..
To make the sauce, a tip from Delia Smith. Put the flour, milk and butter in a pan and heat gently from cold. Whisk continuously until smooth. Add the mustard, thyme, and bay leaf. Continue whisking while adding the cheese (keeping back a generous hand full for the topping). Whisk for about 4 minutes till the sauce thickens. Remove the bay leaf and sprigs of thyme, season to taste..
Pour the sauce evenly over the cauliflower and broccoli. Covering as much as you can. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top of the dish..
Place dish into pre heated oven and bake for 25 - 30 mins till golden brown and bubbling..
Pour on half the cream sauce, then sprinkle on half the cheese. Sprinkle a little paprika on the cheese, then repeat with another layer of broccoli, sauce, and cheese. End with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs. Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, cream cheese, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add broccoli and cauliflower and continue stirring until combined.
