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Saturday 14 August 2021

Cauliflower Cheese Bites : Vegetarian : Gluten Free : Low Carb

Liven up lunches (and lunchboxes) with these cauliflower cheese bites using creamy Cheddar cheese, spinach and cherry tomatoes. These cheesy snacks are perfect for batch cooking ahead of a busy week – they can be stored for 3 days and enjoyed throughout the week.


Ingredients
Makes Six
¼ cauliflower *
3 eggs
15g baby spinach, chopped
60g Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated
6 cherry tomatoes, halved

Method
1. Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Blanch the cauliflower in boiling water for 4-6 mins until just tender. Drain and set aside to cool a little.
2. Meanwhile, grease a 6-hole mini muffin tin with butter. Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then stir in the spinach and 45g of the cheese. Chop the cooled cauliflower into small pieces and stir into the egg mixture; season. Divide the mixture between the holes in the muffin tin, place 2 tomato halves into each, then divide the remaining cheese between them.
3. Bake for 25-30 mins until set and turning golden. Allow to cool a little before removing from the tin, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge.

Freezing and defrosting guidelines
In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date.

Each serving provides
Carbohydrate 1.4g Protein 7.4g Fat 8g Fibre 0.8g
From original recipe idea here
* If you don't have cauliflower try using broccoli 

Related Posts
Eight Health Benefits of Cauliflower - see here
Cheddar, a classic cheese - see here

a light lunch and some flowers for the weekend

You will find a variety of recipe ideas and articles within this blog, and not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues please take these into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan

24 comments:

peppylady (Dora) said...

Spinach goes in lot of dishes.
Coffee is on and stay safe

Christine said...

Sounds good

J.P. Alexander said...

Gracias por la receta me gusta mucho la coliflor así que la haré pronto. Te mando un beso

Tom said...

...I need to try this!

Margaret D said...

They look nice.

Valerie-Jael said...

These look sooooooooo good, have a great weekend! Valerie

Elephant's Child said...

They sound GOOD. Thank you.

Iris Flavia said...

OHHHH! Guess what I make come Monday! This sounds like super-mega-yummy!!!
Thank you.
Now that the oven is no pain no more, I can and will do this!
Hmm, can´t wait! (Why not right now? Ingo would not like it).

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Wow, wow, wow! This sounds absolutely perfect. I am saving this recipe for when it cools enough to bake in the oven. Thanks for sharing this recipe and the lovely flowers, too.

VENTANA DE FOTO said...

Me gusta mucho la coliflor, la uelo poner con ajos fritos cortados u revueltas con un huevo.

Ahora ya conozco una receta nueva para poder ponerla.

Besos

Jo said...

They look delicious, and packed full of goodness too.

My name is Erika. said...

These look good. I love cauliflower. These look so good I think I need to try this. Thanks for sharing.

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

I love cauliflower, but I did not know such a recipe. I must try it out.
A sunny, happy weekend:)

Inger said...

This looks so good. I love cauliflower, so more recipes are always welcome here. Thanks.

Mary Kirkland said...

That sounds really good.

William Kendall said...

I would enjoy that.

HappyK said...

They sure look good!!

Louca por porcelana said...

Yummy!Hugs!

baili said...

oh so good it looks indeed :)

our cauliflower season is winter here i mean fresh one

Ananka said...

These do look tasty :-D

Creations By Cindy said...

Those look so very good. YUM! Hugs and blessings, Cindy

Iris Flavia said...

They turned out yummy! (I added ham). They will be "the star" next T-Day :-) Thank you for this recipe!

Lowcarb team member said...

Iris Flavia said...
They turned out yummy! (I added ham). They will be "the star" next T-Day :-) Thank you for this recipe!

Hello Iris,
So pleased you enjoyed them, many thanks for the feed-back.

All the best Jan

Teresa said...

Todo estupendo. Besos.