French

Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin)

Name: Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 2 cups milk; 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated; 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Julien B. @julien_b

Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin) is French home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the cooked vegetable. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

40 min Medium Diabetic friendly Low carb Vegetarian Pescatarian Halal

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp flour
2 cups milk
1 cup gruyere cheese, grated
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

How to cook it

Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Cook the cauliflower florets in the boiling water for 6 to 7 minutes, until just tender, then drain well and spread in a buttered baking dish.
Melt the butter in a saucepan, whisk in the flour, and cook for 1 minute, then gradually whisk in the milk and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
Stir the nutmeg and half of the gruyere into the sauce, season with the salt and pepper, and pour it evenly over the cauliflower.
Scatter the remaining gruyere on top and bake for 20 minutes, until bubbling and golden.
Let the gratin rest for 5 minutes before serving; paired with a green salad it makes a complete light dinner on its own.

Watch how to cook Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Recette de gratin de chou fleur - 750g Play the video

Serve it with

A French dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

Something cool and fresh
- Betteraves Vinaigrette (Beetroot with Mustard Vinaigrette)
  
  15 min

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin) carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin)
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Aubergines au Four (Roasted Aubergine with Thyme and Garlic)
Gluten	Yes	Aubergines au Four (Roasted Aubergine with Thyme and Garlic)
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 350 kcal
Protein: 17 g
Carbs: 18 g
Fat: 23 g
Fiber: 4 g
Sugar: 9 g
Sodium: 720 mg
Saturated fat: 13 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Gratin de Chou-Fleur (Cauliflower Gratin) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.