Cooking diet cauliflower baked in the oven with cheese
Even during the reign of great emperors, it was served to the royal table as an exquisite delicacy. Today, oven baked cauliflower with cheese is a favorite dietary dish for plant food lovers. Experienced housewives try to cook it in different ways. They use a special soaking technique, cutting method, and cooking method. 
To thoroughly wash an exotic vegetable, you need to consider its size. Miniature fruits are washed under the tap. Large options are first poured with liquid, and only then washed with running water.
Some housewives boil broccoli in milk, others are fried in batter. But the most popular dietary dish is oven-baked cauliflower with cheese. Let's get acquainted with the simple cooking options for this amazing delicacy.
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Cabbage in mustard-cream sauce
The peculiarity of this dish is the sophistication of the seasoning. After a meal, a pleasant aftertaste remains in the mouth, which encourages you to enjoy this dish again. To prepare it, you need to take the following ingredients:
- a head of cauliflower;
- sour cream;
- hard cheese;
- garlic;
- chicken egg;
- mustard;
- sunflower oil;
- salt;
- pepper (a few peas);
- Bay leaf.
When the products are collected, they begin to create a dietary dish - cauliflower baked in the oven with cheese. First of all, the vegetable is thoroughly washed or soaked in water. Then they are thrown into boiling water, seasoned with pepper, salt and bay leaves. Cook for no more than 10 minutes.
So that the inflorescences do not lose their natural shade, it is advisable to put a pinch of sugar in boiling water.
The sauce is prepared in a separate container. First, the egg is ground with sunflower oil and mustard. Add sour cream there and mix.
The cheese is grated on a fine grater, and the garlic is passed through a press. The ingredients are placed in a liquid sauce, stirring the mass continuously.
Cauliflower inflorescences are placed on a greased baking dish. Spread them abundantly with mustard-cream sauce, and then put them in a preheated oven (180 ° C) for half an hour.
Oven-baked cauliflower is served as a dietary product for healthy food aficionados.
Gourmet vegetable casserole
This fragrant and healthy dish can be prepared in just 30 minutes if the refrigerator contains the following foods:
- cauliflower;
- leek;
- red bell pepper;
- tomatoes;
- garlic;
- butter;
- hard cheese;
- White wine;
- spice;
- dill;
- salt.
Cooking baked cauliflower is quite simple:
- First, the vegetable is disassembled into inflorescences. Then it is boiled for 3 minutes in water mixed with wine. They are thrown in a colander so that excess liquid is gone.
- Cut the white part of the leek into equal pieces. Red bell pepper is chopped into slices, the garlic is passed through a press.
- Onion is fried in heated butter. Add pepper and garlic slurry to it. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes over moderate heat.
- Spread cabbage inflorescences on a greased form. Season with your favorite spices, salt. Slices of tomatoes, stewed vegetables are laid out on top, and then put in the oven for 20 minutes.
- When the appointed time is over, the mold is taken out of the oven. The product is abundantly covered with cheese and pre-chopped dill. Then the vegetables continue to bake for another 25 minutes.
Such cauliflower, baked with cheese and vegetables, turns out with a ruddy crust, which is liked by many fans of plant foods. For lunch, the dish is served with sour cream, white bread and dessert wine.
A platter for a healthy family meal
Who wouldn't agree that cooking is the greatest field for creativity? Even with a ready-made recipe, you can experiment and get great dishes. An amazing combination of vegetables, fish and cheese crisp is paired up in this interesting recipe.
Product set:
- cauliflower and broccoli;
- canned fish (tuna);
- onion;
- soft cheese;
- mayonnaise;
- hard cheese;
- spices, according to taste preferences (pepper, Italian herbs, garlic);
- salt.
Steps for creating a dish:
- Thoroughly washed broccoli and cauliflower inflorescences are spread on a baking sheet.
- Tuna meat is spread in a deep container, the canning liquid is drained from it. Add soft cheese, mayonnaise, spices, salt to it. Mix everything thoroughly.
- The resulting mass is carefully spread over the vegetables in an even layer.
- Hard cheese is grated on a coarse grater and sprinkled on top of fish paste.
- The baking sheet is placed in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. Bake for about 45 minutes.
Baked cauliflower and broccoli with tuna are served as a complete meal for your evening meal. Pleasant family communication will be complemented by a delicate aroma and an unsurpassed taste of a healthy delicacy.
Since hard cheese is used only to form a golden crust, it is advisable to choose varieties without additives and dyes.
French touches in a vegetable treat
Enterprising hostesses should get acquainted with the recipe for baked cauliflower with cheese filling and Béchamel sauce. This delicious dish is prepared with the following ingredients:
- cauliflower;
- milk;
- wheat flour;
- hard cheese;
- butter;
- nutmeg;
- pepper;
- salt.
First of all, the washed cauliflower is divided into small inflorescences. Salted water is boiled in a saucepan, cabbage is dipped in it and boiled for about 7 minutes. It should feel soft and gentle to the touch.
Hard cheese is grated with a coarse base.
Place the butter in a hot frying pan. When it melts, add flour and fry until golden brown. Then boiled cold milk is poured in small portions and cooked over minimal heat.
So that there are no lumps in the sauce, it is advisable to stir the mixture continuously with a spatula or whisk.
At the very end, add nutmeg, pepper, salt and half of the grated cheese to the filling. The mass is cooked over low heat until the cheese is completely melted and the sauce is smooth.
The boiled cauliflower is placed in a refractory baking dish.
Vegetables are abundantly covered with slightly cooled Béchamel sauce. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese on top. Bake in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 10 minutes.
This vegetable delicacy is served for dinner or for a light snack. It is beautiful to look at, has a delicate texture, exquisite nutmeg aroma and French touches of Béchamel sauce.
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