Cauliflower Cheese

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Best Ever Cauliflower Cheese

Yield: 4-6

Author: April Jackson

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 30 Min

The blue cheese-bacon combination takes this classic dish to another level.

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Ingredients

• 1 cauliflower
• 3 heaped tablespoons of butter
• 3 heaped tablespoons of flour
• 400ml milk
• 100g extra mature cheddar cheese, grated
• 60g blue cheese
• 4 slices streaky bacon
• pinch of salt and black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 190C
2. Cut cauliflower into florets but keep the, chunky
3. Add the cauliflower to a pot of boiling salted water and cook for 8-12 minutes (fork tender)
4. Drain and lay cauliflower into oven safe dish
5. In the same pot, add butter over medium heat, once melted add flour and whisk. (The appearance should be wet sand).
6. Let it cook whilst you measure out the milk and add gradually while whisking.
7. Once thick and creamy add grated cheddar, then blue cheese and seasonings.
8. Pour over the florets and gently coat in the dish. Top with the last of the sauce and bake for 20 minutes.
9. Cook chopped bacon until crispy, add to the top of cauliflower and bake for another 5 minutes.
10. Allow to cool a little before digging in.