Ingredients
1 large cauliflower, cut into florets
1 head broccoli, cut into florets
50g/1¾oz butter, plus extra for cooking the leeks
baby leeks (approx. 150g/5½oz), sliced
500ml/18fl oz milk
4 tbsp flour
200g/7oz mature cheddar, grated
6 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
salt and pepper
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7.
2. Cook the cauliflower and broccoli in boiling water for 5–6 minutes until just tender. Drain well and tip into a deep baking dish.
3. Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan and fry the leeks for 3–4 minutes, stirring frequently until softened. Arrange them in the dish with the florets.
4. Heat the milk, flour and butter in a saucepan over a medium heat, whisking constantly until the sauce comes to the boil and thickens. Reduce the heat and whisk over a low heat for 1–2 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in 150g/5½oz of the grated cheese and season to taste.
5. Pour the sauce over the vegetables and sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and the remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown and bubbling.
From original idea here
Serving suggestions
Steamed White Fish,
Roast Chicken,
Nut Roast,
~ enjoy your September days ~
All the best Jan
26 comments:
Jan, this looks so tasty.
Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
I bet it would make a great side dish, I will have to say I like having some meat with my meals
Food give away, at our senior center. They give away quite a few cauliflowers.
i love september. my birthday and both of my sons were born in september, 3 days short of a year apart. i love casseroles, as main meals or side dises, this could be either!!
Jan, excellent recipe, I love eating and making all of this, it's just that getting vegetables here is a big problem...everything is kept in refrigerators and when you bring it home it quickly goes bad or even molds, the same goes for fruit...sad:(((
I wish you a nice Friday and weekend...Andreja!
That’s delicious, and I’d love to cook it myself. Thank! Hugs Elke
Gratin... the perfect choice now that it's getting cooler.
I'm going to get started.
Thanks so much for the idea. Have a wonderful day.
Best regards, Viola
That is a good looking dish there Jan. Made one the other day but I don't boil my cauliflower or broccoli first as I prefer it rather firm.
That golden, bubbling cheese topping looks absolutely irresistible, and pairing it with steamed fish or roast chicken sounds perfect for versatile meal planning. Thanks for sharing, Jan - definitely saving this one for a cosy autumn dinner!
Oh yeah--this would be delicious and it's exactly my kind of thing!
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This looks so Good! Thanks for the idea!
hugs
Donna
Sounds delicious Jan! Thanks for sharing.
Take care, Happy Friday! Have a great day and a happy weekend.
That sounds delicious! I don't think I have ever seen baby leeks anywhere though. I suppose regular leeks are just a bit stronger in presentation. Have a great Friday-xo Diana
Me gusta mucho la coliflor. Gracias.
Buen fin de semana Jan.
Un abrazo.
Looks and sounds delicious! Hugs ^_^
ps ~ thanks for commenting on my blog
I wish I liked cheese
Delicious!-Christine cmll69.blogspot.com
I will have to try this one.
Oh, that looks good. Did you bake that? Pretty dish.
For us this would be a very good main dish. Thank you for the recipe.
...I would enjoy this this!
A delicious sounding meal with some of my favorite ingredients, pretty September image too. Thank you Jan and have a super weekend. All the best, Denise
With locally grown cauliflower and broccoli in my fridge, this will be on the menu soon. I do love a good gratin.
Me encanta la coliflor y el brocoli. Besos.
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