Cauliflower Gratin

On this occasion I would like to wish all Christians a blessed Ash Monday! Ash Monday, or the first day of Christian lent, marks the beginning of forty days of fasting where Christians should avoid meat, chicken and even fish and they should eat only vegetables and fruits. Tomorrow I will post something related to lent and an applicable dish for the occasion.

Today however, the dish I made is taken from French Cuisine, and is made from cauliflower, white sauce and cheese. While it contains no meats, the milk and cheese may be unsuitable for those strictly following lent.

Ingredients:

• 1 cauliflower, about 1 kg
• 80 gs of butter
• 4 tablespoons of all purpose flour
• 4 cups of milk
• salt, dash of nutmeg
• 1/2 cup of mozarrella cheese and 1/2 cup of emmenthal cheese both shredded

Preparation:

• Wash the cauliflower and cut it, boil to half cooked in a casserole with salted water, then drain the cauliflower
• In the meantime prepare the white sauce: put the butter in a pan and melt it, add the flour and mix well with the butter, then slowly pour the milk over, mixing well with a manual beater until the mixture start to thickens
• Put the fire off and season with salt and freshly grounded nutmeg
• Preheat the oven to 180C
• In an oven tray put the cauliflower and cover it with the white sauce and then on top of it put the cheese
• Put the tray in the oven and bake for about half an hour

ET VOILA .. C’EST TOUT:)