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    January 23, 2024

    Roasted cauliflower mac and cheese

    dinner, pasta, recipe

    roasted cauliflower mac and cheese

    Roasted cauliflower mac and cheese, my ultimate comfort food dish for winter. The addition of whole grain mustard and lots of black pepper, add a delicous flavour with the mature cheddar cheese and nutty roasted cauliflower.

    roasted cauliflower mac and cheese is a baking dish

    I like to roast the cauliflower rather than boiling it as i love the flavour that it gets. I like to add some of the cauliflower leaves too.

    I use mature cheddar, but you can use a mix or several different cheeses if you wish, like cheddar, Parmesan, or Cheshire cheese.

    I use sage, but thyme is a great alternative, you can mix some through the sauce.

    I used whole grain mustard, but we also love it with English mustard. It has a much stronger flavour so i recommend adding a tea spoon and tasting it, then add more if you wish.

    I used bronze drawn slow dried macaroni pasta, but any macaroni, or small shaped pasta will work.

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    Roasted cauliflower mac and cheese
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    Roasted cauliflower mac and cheese

    Recipe by twiggstiudiosCourse: dinner, pasta, recipe
    Servings

    4-6

    servings
    Prep time

    30

    minutes
    Cooking time

    25

    minutes
    Total time

    55

    minutes

    Ingredients

    • For the roasted cauliflower
    • 1 large head of cauliflower

    • olive oil

    • salt and pepper

    • 1/4 tsp ground garlic granules

    • For the sauce
    • 400g macaroni pasta

    • 60g unsalted butter

    • 4 tbsp plain flour

    • 400ml whole milk

    • 200ml double cream

    • 2 heaped tsp whole grain mustard

    • pinch of cayenne pepper

    • 1 tsp salt

    • Freshly ground black pepper

    • 300g mature cheddar cheese, plus extra for the top

    • 20g breadcrumbs

    • A few sage leaves

    Directions

    • Preheat the oven to 180c fan
      Break up the cauliflower into small florets, add to a roasting pan and drizzle over some olive oil to lightly coat. Then sprinkle over some salt, black pepper and the garlic granules and toss together. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges look golden, stirring half way through. I like to keep some of the leaves of the cauliflower to nestle on top of the baking dish.
    • Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. cook the pasta for about 6 minutes. remove 2 tbsp of the pasta cooking water and keep to one side then pour the pasta through a strainer.
    • Add the butter in a large pan and melt. Stir in the flour with a whisk and stir over the heat to cook out the flour for about 4 minutes. Then slowly add the milk/cream while whisking so lumps do not form.
    • Season with salt and black pepper and add the mustard and a pinch of cayenne pepper.
    • Add the grated cheese and mix. Then add the pasta and the reserved pasta water and mix together. Stir in the roasted cauliflower.
    • Pour into to a baking dish, Sprinkle over the bread crumbs and grate some more cheese on top.
    • Nestle in a few cauliflower leaves and place some sage leaves on top. Crack over some black pepper and a sprinkle of flaked salt.
    • Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden. serve immediately.
    roasted cauliflower mac and cheese

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