Cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake

Name: Cauliflower and broccoli cheese bake | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 head broccoli, broken into florets; 350ml semi skimmed milk; 35g unsalted butter; 1 clove garlic, finely chopped; 35g plain flour; 1tsp English mustard; 140g Asda Mature British Cheddar, grated; 1 cauliflower; 40g bread, without crusts; 1 sprig thyme, leaves only, plus extra to garnish; 20g hazelnuts or almonds, chopped

Mature Cheddar gives this side-dish a deep richness, while the hazelnut crumb topping tastes even better with extra cheese added

By Asda Good Living,21st August 2020

(9 votes)

Cook: 1 Hour

Serves: 8

Price: 84p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 221g serving contains

Energy
935kj
223kcal

11%

Fat
12.8g

Med
18%

Saturates
6.9g

High
35%

Sugars
5.7g

Low
6%

Salt
0.44g

Low
7%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
423kj/101kcal

Ingredients

1 head broccoli, broken into florets

350ml semi skimmed milk

35g unsalted butter

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

35g plain flour

1tsp English mustard

140g Asda Mature British Cheddar, grated

1 cauliflower

40g bread, without crusts

1 sprig thyme, leaves only, plus extra to garnish

20g hazelnuts or almonds, chopped

Method

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Add the broccoli to a pan of boiling water and simmer for 10 mins or until tender, then drain. Add the milk, then blitz with a handheld blender until smooth.

Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the garlic and cook over a low heat for 1 min. Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 mins until you get a thick paste. Add the mustard, then gradually stir in the broccoli-milk mixture. Heat to a simmer, stirring continuously. Remove from the heat, stir in 125g of the Cheddar and season with black pepper.

Cut the cauliflower into florets, discarding the leaves and hard stem. Add to a pan of boiling water, then simmer for 8-10 mins until just tender. Drain and put in an ovenproof dish. Pour over the cheese and broccoli sauce.

Blitz the bread and thyme in a processor to make crumbs. Mix with the nuts and the remaining cheese. Sprinkle over the sauce, along with the extra thyme leaves. Bake for 25-30 mins until the sauce is bubbling and the topping is toasted and golden.