Cauliflower with broccoli cheese sauce

Rachael Hale McKenna

The lovely, green cheese sauce is adapted from a Jamie Oliver recipe. It is a thick sauce but you can thin it with extra milk. Serve as a side or a meal on its own.

Ingredients

25 g	Butter
1 clove	Garlic, crushed
25 g	Flour
375 ml	Milk
200 g	Broccoli, chopped small (Main)
50 g	Blue cheese (Main)
500 g	Cauliflower, cut into medium sized florets (Main)
¼ cup	Sunflower seeds, alternatively use pumpkin or sesame seeds or a mixture (Main)
½ cup	Cheddar cheese, grated, alternatively use colby (Main)

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 170C fan bake.
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the garlic, then flour and whisk to a paste.
3. Slowly add the milk, whisking well to avoid lumps.
4. Add the broccoli and simmer until soft.
5. Blend using a stick blender. Add the blue cheese and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
6. Place the cauliflower in a baking dish and pour the broccoli sauce over top.
7. Sprinkle with seeds and grated cheese and bake for 1 hour until cauliflower is tender.