Cauliflower Cheese with Leeks

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    282

Who doesn’t love cauliflower cheese? Here, leeks add sweetness to this tasty side dish.

recipe updated 10 Mar 2021

Ingredients

  • Cauliflower icon
    Cauliflower
    1
  • Leek icon
    Leek
    1
  • Cheddar cheese icon
    Cheddar cheese
    100 g
  • Vegetable stock icon
    Vegetable stock
    500 ml
  • Cornflour icon
    Cornflour
    2 tablespoons
  • Crème fraîche icon
    Crème fraîche
    150 ml
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed
  • Bread slices icon
    Bread slices
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Dutch oven

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
  2. Add cauliflower, leek and vegetable stock to a clean Dutch oven
  3. Cover to simmer - 5 min
  4. Add vegetable stock and cornflour to a clean small bowl
  5. Mix with teaspoon until smooth
  6. Add crème fraîche to the mixture
  7. Stir with teaspoon until completely mixed
  8. Transfer mixture to Dutch oven
  9. Add cheddar cheese to the Dutch oven
  10. Cook - approx 1 min
  11. Season with salt & pepper to taste
  12. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese
  13. Bake until light golden - 20 min, 200°C
  14. Serve with bread slices
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