I found that I ended up with excess cheese sauce for this (NOT a bad thing by the way!), so next time I make it, I might bulk it out with a couple of cups of al dente-cooked macaroni.
Cauliebroc'n'Cheese
(Serves 2)
300g mixture of broccoli and cauliflower, small florets
250ml milk of choice (I used almond)
1 tsp vegetable stock
125g smoked cheese, grated
2 tbsp cornflour or normal flour
A handful of pumpkin seeds
Boiled macaroni to serve, or bread for mopping. Alternatively, swirl in 2 cups of cooked wholewheat macaroni into the sauce and make a broc'n'mac'n'cheese! Mmmmm!
- Pre-heat your oven to 220°C.
- Now, boil up water in a medium casserole and boil the vegetables for about 5 minutes, until soft.
- In a small pan, have the milk and stock, heat up until just before boiling, and then simmer. Melt in 1/3 of the cheese on low heat. Have the cornflour in a small glass, and add a bit of water and stir out any lumps before pouring into the sauce.
- Now, in a small oven-proof dish or a loaf tin, have the broccoli and cauliflower at the bottom, pour over the sauce, top with the pumpkin seeds, and drizzle over the remaining cheese.
- Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes until bubbly.
I was lucky enough for my Spanish flatmate to have made tortillas de patatas, which I served alongside this, and turns out that the two go hand in hand - teamwork!
As for today, I have been in much pain. Know that wisdom-tooth feeling? Yeh, I am on strong antibiotics now, and am trying to get better as soon as! The diet today has been anything than exciting, and I wish I could have had some of the gratinated cheesy goodness today, alas! I was also supposed to have someone over for dinner, but had to postpone it, sigh!
Until then, I just want to wish you a lovely evening! I hope your day has been better than mine *hugs*
Original source:
Good Mood Food, p. 50
- Jules
Mmmmh <3
ReplyDeleteHah! Det syns faktisk min kjøttetende roomie også! Denne forsvant på null komma svisj! x
DeleteExtra cheese sauce is the thing of DREAMS! LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteAnd I TOTALLY understand you pain. When I got my wisdom teeth out, all I ate was ice cream. And only in one flavor: apple pie ice cream. Sounds good, right? Well now if I even THINK of apple pie ice cream I feel sick. Associations suck :( I hope you feel better soon!!
If apple pie ice cream is the wisdom tooth-ache diet I am in! Thankfully it is getting better now, and I've only got two days left of antibiotics :) If it happens again though, I'm gonna have those buggers removed!
DeleteBut yessssss gratinated veggies in extra cheesy sauce if purrdy tasty if I may say so myself! And so easy to rattle up if you have the patience ^ ^ Have a great weekend! x
creamy and so delicious
ReplyDeleteAwh thanks Kelsey! Adding a little bit of garlic in the sauce is nice as well :D Thanks for dropping by :) x
DeleteGirl, you're killing me. I want a plate of this SO BAD. I think your photos are excellent and if this dish looked anything like it does in this photo, you're a super star!! Hiding the veggies is a great idea for picky eater hehe ;) I had to chuckle when I read that part.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll feel better soon!! Did you get your wisdom teeth out or are they just giving you trouble? I had mine out about 3 years ago and I was miserable. Ugh. I hope the pain will go away soon!
Why hello again ;)
DeleteSee, this dish makes being a vegetarian a treat - really! My flatmate and I got rid of the delicious evidence within minutes of it cooling down ^ ^
I didn't get my wisdom teeth out, just had an affection because they were pushing out a little too aggressively, and was on antibiotics for five days. If it happens again though, I think I will have to have them taken out. At least you wont have to worry about them anymore eh? :) I hope you've had a lovely week so far :) x