Spicy roast cauliflower gratin
The cauliflower in this recipe is cooked two different ways: first oven-roasted with chilli spices, then finished with a creamy gratin topping, made with its own trimmings.
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Last modified on: March 20th 2022
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1 cauliflower
30 g 
4 tablespoons chilli spices
1 
100 g 
1 tablespoon 
50 g 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 42 min. | 41 min. | 1 hour 23 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Remove the leaves from 1 cauliflower, but leave it whole.
Remove the leaves from 1 cauliflower, but leave it whole.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Cut vertically into slices about half an inch (1 cm) thick.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Melt 30 g butter...
Stage 4 - 3 min.
...then brush over the cauliflower on both sides and sprinkle with salt.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
Sprinkle both sides of each slice with the spices, then roast for about 30 minutes.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
In a medium-sized saucepan, melt 20 g butter, then add the sliced shallot, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the cauliflower trimmings, salt again, and cook for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Then add 100 g cream.
Stage 9 - 7 min.
Cook until the cauliflower is soft, then blend...
Stage 10 - 2 min.
...to give a thick, creamy sauce.
If the mixture is too runny,, thicken with 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed into 3 tablespoonfuls of cold water.
If the mixture is too runny,, thicken with 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed into 3 tablespoonfuls of cold water.
Stage 11 - 2 min.
When the cauliflower slices are nicely browned, take out of the oven, but leave it on.
Stage 12 - 4 min.
Top each slice generously with the creamy cauliflower sauce.
Stage 13 - 2 min.
Scatter some grated cheese over.
Stage 14 - 8 min.
Put back in the oven to melt the cheese and brown the top.
Stage 15
Serve one slice per person, with a good spoonful of the creamy cauliflower sauce on the side.
Source
Home made, based on a recipe by Diego Alary.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,157 Kcal or 4,844 Kj | 40 gr | 58 gr | 85 gr |
| 58 % | 15 % | 5 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 78 Kcal or 327 Kj | 3 gr | 4 gr | 6 gr |
| 4 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 289 Kcal or 1,210 Kj | 10 gr | 14 gr | 21 gr |
| 14 % | 4 % | 1 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 7.41 €
- Per person : 1.85 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Montagnon rice, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Chocolate cream with a crunch, irish coffee mousse, Lille style chicken, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stuffed cabbage leaves, Croque-monsieur potatoes, Potato and broccoli gratin, Duck Parmentier, Thin endive tart, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Langoustine sabayon tart, Scallop and leek pancakes, Linzer torte, Little caramelized peach tarts, Nanou's apple and almond cake, ... All |
 | Chilli spices: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Spicy seafood plancha, Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Spicy seafood plancha, Chicano burger, Express chilli con carne, ... All |
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