Photo: Alexander Maasch
Cauliflower cheese with crispy bacon recipe
15 ingredients
15 min + 20 min
4 people
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We always had great difficulty convincing our children to try cauliflower. That was before we came across this recipe for a jazzed-up cauliflower cheese.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1236
Calories
38g
Protein
54g
Fat
155g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Cauliflower | 1 cup chopped (107g) | 27 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| White Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, peeled, halved and studded with 6 cloves
- 500 whole milk
- ml large, fresh bay leaves
- 3 black peppercorns
- 0.5 butter
- tsp plain flour
- 40 large, very fresh cauliflower, weighing about 1.5kg, core removed, cut into large florets
- g mature cheddar, coarsely grated, plus more for the top
- 35 double cream
- g English mustard
- 1 large, vine-ripened cherry tomatoes
- 200 olive oil
- g rashers rindless, smoked streaky bacon
- 3 salt and freshly ground white pepper
- tbsp slices hot buttered wholemeal toast, to serve
Directions
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