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Jamie Oliver's broccoli and cauliflower cheese

Jamie Oliver's cauliflower cheese with broccoli
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Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:1 hour
Total Time:1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 50 grams butter
  • 60 grams flour
  • 500 ml milk
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed (optional)
  • 1 small head of broccoli about 400g - fresh or frozen, cut into florets
  • 1 medium head of cauliflower about 900g
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • 70 gram cheese mature Cheddar, Gruyere
  • 1/4 cup breadcrumbs mixed with a glug of olive oil
  • 2 sprigs of fresh thyme leaves removed

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C / 350F
  • Make a white sauce with the butter, flour, and milk (adding the garlic at the beginning) and whisk until it is smooth and the flour is cooked through. Season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg.
  • Stir through the Dijon mustard and add the broccoli.
  • Continue to cook this for about 20 minutes and until the broccoli is softened and breaking apart (I cooked it with the lid and at a very low temperature)
  • Add the cheese and allow this to melt in.
  • Using a handheld blender process the broccoli and cheese sauce until smooth adding a little extra milk if necessary.
  • In an appropriately sized oven-proof dish, arrange the head of cauliflower that you have broken into large florets.
  • Pour over the cheese sauce.
  • Mix the olive oil with the bread crumbs and thyme leaves and scatter this over the top.
  • Bake in the oven for 1 hour until golden brown.
  • I added a small handful of grated parmesan about 10 minutes before the end. You could also add the almonds as Jamie does

Notes

Storage Instructions for Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese

  • Refrigeration:
    • Cool completely and store in an airtight container.
    • Keeps for up to 3 days in the fridge.
  • Freezing:
    • Portion the dish into freezer-safe containers.
    • Freeze for up to 3 months.
  • Reheating:
    • Thaw in the fridge overnight if frozen.
    • Reheat in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) until hot, or microwave in short bursts, stirring in between.
Servings: 6