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Cauliflower cheese on toast

Name: Cauliflower cheese on toast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: for 4 people
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 500g cauliflower (about 1 small one or ½ a large one), cut into bite-size florets; 30g butter, plus extra for spreading; 2 tbsp plain flour; 400ml milk; 200g mature, crumbly cheese (or vegetarian alternative); ¼ whole nutmeg, freshly grated; 1 egg yolk; 4 slices dark rye bread

Published: 31 Jan 06
Updated: 18 Mar 24

It’s two great snacks in one with this easy recipe for cauliflower cheese on toast. You could also swap in purple sprouting broccoli if cauliflower isn’t in season.

A dark rye is the best bread, but the cheese is up to you – maybe a mature Cheddar, a crumbly Lancashire or a Stilton.

Easy
February 2006

Test kitchen approved

for 4 people
Ready in 35 minutes

It’s two great snacks in one with this easy recipe for cauliflower cheese on toast. You could also swap in purple sprouting broccoli if cauliflower isn’t in season.

A dark rye is the best bread, but the cheese is up to you – maybe a mature Cheddar, a crumbly Lancashire or a Stilton.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 505kcals
Fat: 33.8g (20.8g saturated)
Protein: 24.1g
Carbohydrates: 25.7g (8.3g)
Salt: 1.6g

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Ingredients

500g cauliflower (about 1 small one or ½ a large one), cut into bite-size florets
30g butter, plus extra for spreading
2 tbsp plain flour
400ml milk
200g mature, crumbly cheese (or vegetarian alternative)
¼ whole nutmeg, freshly grated
1 egg yolk
4 slices dark rye bread

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Method

Cook the cauliflower in boiling water for 8-10 minutes, until just tender with a little crunch left. Drain thoroughly and set aside.
Heat the butter in a small pan and add the flour. Cook, stirring constantly, for a minute or so and remove from the heat. Add the milk, a little at a time, stirring in each addition. Return the pan to the heat and cook gently for 8-10 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
Stir in the cheese and nutmeg, then the cauliflower, and season to your liking. Remove from the heat and fold in the egg yolk.

Preheat the grill to high and toast the rye bread. Allow it to cool and butter lightly. Top each slice with the cauliflower, then pop under the grill and cook for a few minutes, until the topping has browned nicely.

Recipe from February 2006 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 505kcals
Fat: 33.8g (20.8g saturated)
Protein: 24.1g
Carbohydrates: 25.7g (8.3g)
Salt: 1.6g

delicious. tips

If you want to do this as a starter for a more formal meal, or if you just like garnishes, try this. Heat 100ml olive oil in a small pan. When it is hot, add 10-12 whole sage leaves – this is best done in 2 batches. Fry the leaves for no more than a minute or so, then remove them with a slotted spoon and allow to drain on kitchen towel. Crumble 1 dried red chilli or 1/4 teaspoon crushed chillies over the sage leaves, then scatter the sage over the cauliflower cheese just before serving.

When sprouting broccoli is on the market try swapping them for the cauliflower.