Vegetables Recipe — Curried Gruyere Cauliflower Gratin

When you add a tasty cheese like Gruyere to cauliflower and spice it up with some curry powder, something magical happens. It makes you WANT to eat all your vegetables.

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
• 2 cups whole milk
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese, divided
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• ¼ cup minced onion
• 3 teaspoons Madras curry powder, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ cup fresh bread crumbs

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray the inside of a medium baking dish with cooking spray.
2. 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.
3. Heat milk in the microwave or in a small saucepan until hot.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Combine remaining 1/4 cup of Gruyere with bread crumbs in a bowl. Sprinkle over the sauce and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
7. Bake in the preheated oven until the top is browned, 25 to 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories271.3
• carbohydrateContent14.2 g
• cholesterolContent55.6 mg
• fatContent18.7 g
• fiberContent3 g
• proteinContent13.2 g
• saturatedFatContent11.2 g
• sodiumContent394.7 mg
• sugarContent6.5 g