Cauliflower and Broccoli Gratin
Cauliflower and broccoli gratin is a creamy, tasty side dish that's sure to please even the non-veggie lovers in your family!
ingredients.
Broccoli x 1 (around 400-500g)
Cauliflower x 1 (around 400-500g)
Olive oil x 1 tbsp
Pink salt
Pepper x a few shakes
Butter x 15g
Minced garlic x 1 tbsp
Low fat milk x 500ml
All purpose flour x 3 tbsp
Emmental cheese x 1 slice
Gouda cheese x 1 slice
Cheddar cheese x 1 slice
Havarti cheese x 1 slice
Nutmeg powder x ½ tsp
Paprika x ½ tsp
Onion powder x 1 tsp
Maple syrup (or sugar) x ½ tsp
how to cook.
Cut the florets off the broccoli and cauliflower. Don't cut the florets too small.
Toss the florets in 1 tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp salt and a few shakes of pepper.
Bake the florets in an oven at 170 deg C for 20 minutes.
My oven is a Samsung one that doubles as an air-fryer, and it seems to be unusually hot, so you may want to do this at 180 deg C in your oven if yours is normal.
4. Melt butter in a saucepan, then fry the garlic until fragrant, around 30s.
5. Add 500ml of low fat milk and 3 tbsp of flour mixed with water to form a slurry. Stir with a whisk until the mixture thickens.
6. Add 1 slice each of emmental, gouda, havarti and cheddar cheese.
You don't have to use this specific blend of cheese. Any cheese you like is fine! You can put 4 slices of cheddar if you want, and you can also use grated cheese if you want.
7. Add 1 tsp onion powder, ½ tsp ground nutmeg, ½ tsp paprika and pink salt to taste. I usually add around ½ tsp of salt, but this also depends on how salty your cheese is. Mix well with a whisk, then turn off the heat.
8. When your florets are done baking, take them out and put them in a baking dish.
9. Ladle the creamy sauce in the saucepan all over the florets, then spread cheddar cheese (or a mix of cheddar and mozzarella) thickly on top.
10. Preheat the oven to 180 deg C and bake for 15min. After that, turn the heat up to 230 deg C and bake for 10 minutes to brown the cheese.
11. You're done! Enjoy!
Recipe by Chops.