Loaded cauliflower cheese recipe from the brand new Pinch of Nom e-book
That is extracted from Pinch of Nom Consolation Meals: 100 Slimming, Satisfying Recipes by Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone, £10, Bluebird, out now
LOADED CAULIFLOWER CHEESE
Simply once you thought a basic cauliflower cheese could not get any higher! We have added tender cauliflower to a silky cheese sauce and topped it with a crunchy breadcrumb combine that is precisely what you want after a day trip within the chilly. You may even combine it up by sprinkling it with chopped, cooked smoky bacon (in addition to the spring onion) simply earlier than serving, for consolation meals at its most interesting. Do that with a few the opposite recipes in our e-book: Pulled Ham in a Mustard Sauce or One-pot Sunday Beef.
PREP: 5 MINS; COOK: 30 MINS; SERVES 4, Vegetarian (Use vegetarian Italian-style arduous cheese) Freezable. PER SERVING: 301 KCAL / 32G CARBS
500g cauliflower, damaged into florets
low-calorie cooking spray
1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
100g low-fat (below 5 per cent fats) cream cheese
50g reduced-fat mature Cheddar, grated
sea salt and freshly floor black pepper
1 slice of wholemeal bread
40g reduced-fat Cheddar, grated
1 spring onion, trimmed and thinly sliced (optionally available)
1 Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C/fuel mark 6).
2 Prepare dinner the cauliflower in a saucepan of boiling water for 8-10 minutes, till simply delicate, then drain properly. Whereas the cauliflower is cooking, spray a frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a low warmth.
3 Add the onion and garlic and fry for five minutes till frivolously golden and delicate. Take away from the warmth and set to 1 facet.
4 Put the flour and 100ml of the milk in a small saucepan and place over a low warmth, whisking for 1-2 minutes till it begins to thicken, then add one other 100ml milk and once more whisk and warmth for 1-2 minutes till it begins to thicken. Add the ultimate 100ml milk and warmth for 1-2 minutes till thickened, then add the mustard and sriracha. Whisk within the cream cheese, then add the grated cheeses and whisk till melted and the sauce is creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
5 Place the drained cauliflower into an ovenproof dish, stir within the onion and garlic and pour over the cheese sauce.
6 Blitz the bread for the topping to a crumb in a meals processor (or use a grater), place in a bowl and stir within the grated cheddar. Sprinkle the crumb over the cauliflower cheese and pop within the oven for 10 minutes till the highest is crispy and golden. Sprinkle with the spring onion (if utilizing) and serve.
TIP: You might add 2 bacon medallions to this recipe for an additional 23 kcal per serving. Fry till crispy in a frying pan, then slice and sprinkle on prime.
SWAP THIS: Swap the skimmed milk for a non-dairy milk various and regulate the energy accordingly.
