Curried Gruyere Cauliflower Gratin Recipes

CURRIED CAULIFLOWER GRATIN

Steps:

• Pre-heat your oven to 230c (
• Cut your cauliflower into florets and set aside.
• Chop any remain stem finely, discarding and tough bits. You should have a good cup of chopped stem when finished. Set aside.
• Heat a large pot of water until boiling. Add the cauliflower florets in two batches and cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
• Remove with a strainer and place in a gratin pan or similar.
• Heat the butter/oil in a pan over medium heat and add the onions, garlic and herbs. Fry until the onion becomes soft and translucent.
• Now add the chopped cauliflower stems and just enough water to almost cover the cauliflower.
• Simmer until the stems are very well cooked and soft. I used about 200ml of water but you may need to use more.
• Continue to simmer until the water bubbles away and then add the cream, curry powder and chilli powder.
• Remove the herbs and place this mixture in a blender with the cheese. Blend until very smooth.
• Pour this sauce over the par-cooked cauliflower florets and toss to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and cover with the breadcrumbs.
• Place in the oven and bake until the cauliflower is steaming hot and cooked through and the breadcrumbs are lightly toasted.
• Serve immediately.

CURRIED GRUYERE CAULIFLOWER GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray the inside of a medium baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add cauliflower florets and cook until tender but still firm, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat milk in the microwave or in a small saucepan until hot.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, blend in the flour, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in hot milk and whisk constantly until thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 3/4 cup Gruyere cheese, Parmesan cheese, minced onion, curry powder, salt, and pepper.
• Pour 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Distribute cauliflower evenly on top. Pour remaining cheese sauce over the florets.
• Combine remaining 1/4 cup of Gruyere with bread crumbs in a bowl. Sprinkle over the sauce and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

CAULIFLOWER GRATIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cook the cauliflower florets in a large pot of boiling salted water for 5 to 6 minutes, until tender but still firm. Drain.
• Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Pour the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture and stir until it comes to a boil. Boil, whisking constantly, for 1 minute, or until thickened. Off the heat, add 1 teaspoon of salt, the pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup of the Gruyere, and the Parmesan.
• Pour 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom of an 8 by 11 by 2-inch baking dish. Place the drained cauliflower on top and then spread the rest of the sauce evenly on top. Combine the bread crumbs with the remaining 1/4 cup of Gruyere and sprinkle on top. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and drizzle over the gratin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is browned. Serve hot or at room temperature.

GRATINEE OF CAULIFLOWER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and sauté 2 minutes. Stir in the prosciutto and sauté 2 minutes more.
• Add the cauliflower and cook just until it begins to lose its crispness, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and then the cream. Blend well. Season with the cayenne and salt and pepper to taste. Heat to boiling and immediately remove from the heat.
• Pour the cauliflower into a shallow au gratin dish. Top with the cheese and parsley. Bake until the top is lightly browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

GRATIN OF CAULIFLOWER WITH GRUYERE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Place cauliflower in a 2-quart broiler-safe baking dish lightly coated with cooking spray; coat cauliflower with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt; toss.
• Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until almost tender.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Preheat broiler.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Remove from heat & stir in panko & 1/4 cup cheese and chives.
• Heat a medium saucepan over medium-high heat & coat with cooking spray.
• Add onion to pan; sauté 4 minutes or until almost tender, stirring frequently.
• Add garlic; sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add flour; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk; bring to a boil.
• Cook 3 minutes or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; stir in remaining 1/4 cup cheese, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, parsley, and pepper.
• Pour milk mixture over cauliflower mixture; toss.
• Top evenly with cheese mixture & broil 3 minutes or until golden brown and thoroughly heated.

CREAMY CAULIFLOWER AND GRUYERE GRATIN

Steps:

• Cauliflower -- Prepare your cauliflower, cut off the steams and rough chop the heads. Add the chopped cauliflower to a large bowl and set to the side.
• Vegetables -- To a medium pot, add the butter and melt on medium heat. Add the shallots and cauliflower stems chopped and cook just 4-5 minutes until slightly soft. Then to that, add the cream, grey poupon, horseradish sauce, salt, pepper, rosemary and nutmeg and bring to medium heat and cook until the cauliflower is soft. Should take about 5-8 minutes on a slow boil or simmer.
• Transfer to a blender or if you want you can use an immersion blender for this. Blend until smooth and well combined and the cauliflower stems are pureed.
• Add the cream sauce to the cauliflower and combine well.
• Topping -- Add the melted butter to the bread crumbs in a small bowl and mix well with 1 teaspoon dried parsley.
• Baking -- In a 13x9" casserole or baking dish sprayed with pam or lightly greased add the cauliflower mixture and top with the grated cheese, and then top with the bread crumb mixture. Bake 400 for 20-30 minutes on the middle rack uncovered. Enjoy!