Easy Cauliflower Gratin

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If you are looking for something hot, cheesy and easy then this Easy Cauliflower Gratin bake is the perfect dish for one of those cold evenings

What is Gratin?

Gratin is a French dish and refers to a culinary technique in which the ingredient is topped with a brown crust. The crush is generally a mixture of flour, bread crumbs, cheese, butter, or just as is. The Gratin is cooked or baked with an overhead grill or broiler to form a golden crust. Gratin is generally served as a whole in the baked dish itself.

Vegetables Used in Gratin

Potato Gratin is one of the common gratins baked. Sliced potatoes are layered on top with cheese and baked in a broiler or under the grill. Different types of vegetables like Cauliflower, eggplant, tomatoes, spinach, butternut squash are used too. They can either be used individually or combined to form a vegetable gratin.

Cheesy Bakes

I love to make a Vegetable bake, minus the flour but by adding some white cheese sauce. I like to add Broccoli, carrot, and sweet potato to my veggie bake. I also love to make this Cheesy Vegetable Pasta bake, where I can sneak in some veggies.

Cauliflower 

For Today’s recipe of Easy Cauliflower Gratin, I have used only cauliflower. Why only cauliflower because I love it baked with cheese. Secondly, it is also the most common vegetable used in gratin and I decided to make this for the current month’s Baking Bloggers theme where we bloggers voted for Baking of France.

Cauliflower is one of the most healthy vegetables. It is low-carb and aids in weight loss. Even though it is a rich source of nutrients not many like it. I like to sneak this in No Onion No Garlic Pav Bhaji or Cheesy Baked Cauliflower Tots for kids. I also love to make this simple Gobi Aloo Matar Sabji and for sides this Sticky Cauliflower Sriracha Cauliflower Wings and Cauliflower and Green Onion Fritters. 

I would like to try this Vegan Cauliflower Cheese, which I am sure my kids would love, cheesy, vegan and so creamy.

Recipe process of Easy Cauliflower Gratin

Today’s process of Cauliflower Gratin is quite easy. Cauliflower is cooked a bit until slightly tender. Then the white sauce is prepared with flour, milk, cheese, salt, and pepper. Traditionally Emmental Cheese is used but I have used Cheddar Cheese. The white sauce is then poured over cauliflower in a buttered dish and baked for 20-30 minutes. For the last 5 minutes, I grilled or broiled the top to give it a lovely golden color.

So here goes the recipe of Easy Cauliflower Gratin

Easy Cauliflower Gratin

Easy Cauliflower Gratin is a delicious cheesy bake made using low carb cauliflower and the topped perfectly browned using flour, milk, and cheese.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Baked, Cauliflower, Cheese, Eggless Bakes

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Author: Renu Agrawal-Dongre

Equipment

• Oven
• Baking Dish
• Pot/Pan

Ingredients

• 3 cup of Cauliflower Florets – 350 grams
• 2 Tablespoon Butter – 30 grams (1 teaspoon extra for greasing the baking tray)
• 1 tablespoon Whole Wheat Flour (Plain Four / All purpose Flour ) Approximately 10 grams
• 1 Cup Milk – 235 ml
• Salt
• 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
• ½ Cup Grated Cheese (I have used Cheddar Cheese, traditionally Emmental cheese is used)

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 200 Deg C.
• Grease a 6*4 inch baking tray.
• Grease the baking tray with butter.
• Cook the cauliflower in boiling water for 4-5 minutes.
  
• Drain and keep aside.
• In a heavy bottom pan, add in the butter.
  
• Once slightly melted add the flour and mix it. Do this quickly and on medium, not allowing the flour to burn.
  
• Now add the milk and salt and cook the mixture on slow to medium stirring continuously.
  
• After 1-2 minutes, add pepper and keep stirring continuously on medium so that it does not stick to the bottom.
  
• Once it slightly thickens add in the cheese and mix.
  
• Switch off and assemble everything.
• In the baking dish, add in the cauliflower.
  
• Pour the white sauce on the cauliflower and bake it for 20 minutes.
  
• For the last 5-10 minutes broil it (i.e. only using the top grill for baking).
• Remove and let it rest for 5 minutes.
• Enjoy it hot.

Notes

• 1 Cup = 235 ml, 1 tbsp= 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml
• Any other vegetables can be used.
• Baking time will vary depending on the size of the baking tray

 

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