Broccoli and cauliflower cheese
One of my favourite vegetable dishes that goes well with almost anything. Whilst you could add extra cheese and grill to finish, as a vegetable accompaniment, I don't think it needs that. If you were having this alone, then maybe.
Broccoli and cauliflower cheese | |
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Servings: | 2 people as a vegetable side-dish |
Calories per serving: | 284 |
Ready in: | 15 minutes |
Prep. time: | 5 minutes |
Cook time: | 10 minutes |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | Chef |
First published: | 12th April 2013 |
Best recipe reviewA Staple Food 5/5 Farb easy and it goes with anything (or on it's own) |
Ingredients
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- ½ pint of cheese sauce
- 300 g (11 oz) broccoli and cauliflower, trimmed and cut to florets. Most supermarkets sell these ready prepared, lazy and handy!
- Nutmeg (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Method
- Cut an x in the base of any thick stalks so they cook evenly
- Add the broccoli and cauliflower to a large pan of boiling, lightly salted water and simmer hard for about 10 minutes, depending how you prefer your vegetables cooked
- Meanwhile make the cheese sauce as shown here
- Drain the broccoli and cauliflower and pour the cheese sauce over the vegetables, mixing well
Serving suggestions
Serve hot, sprinkled with grated nutmeg if liked
Variations
Top with a little extra cheese and brown under a grill
See also
- Baby cauliflower cheese
- Basic white sauce
- Cheese sauce
- Heston Blumenthal's perfect cauliflower cheese recipe
- Mornay sauce
- BBC - cauliflower_cheese recipes
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