We indulged ourselves a bit earlier in the week with a real cheesy cauliflower and spinach bake (used mom’s recipe for white sauce – one of the first things I learned to cook).  We used the Apache chillies from the garden in the dish and it helped spice it up a bit.  Feel free to reduce the amount of cheese you use.

What do I need to make it?

• 1 head of cauliflower cut into bite size florets (par boil with some salt)
• 1 small bag of spinach (~150gms) par boiled with a bit of salt
• 1 bunch of spring onions chopped
• 3-4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 6-8 green chillies chopped finely (de-seed if you want the sauce milder)
• 3 tbsp gluten free flour mix (we use Dove’s Farm flour)
• 100 gm medium grated cheddar cheese
• 100 gm red Leceister grated cheese
• 250 ml milk
• 75 gm unsalted butter
• Salt to taste

How much will I make?

Serves 4

How do I make it?

Heat a heavy bottom pan and melt butter before adding garlic, spring onion and green chillies.  Saute for 5-8 minutes before adding the gluten free flour.   Give it a good stir, add the milk and reduce the heat.   Bring the mixture to a boil before adding half of each cheese.   Continue to mix till you get a nice thick cheesy sauce.   If it is too thick add a bit more milk.   Add the remaining ingredients and mix well before transferring into an oven proof dish.   Sprinkle the remaining cheese and place under the grill in pre-heated oven at around 220 degrees Centigrade.   Remove the dish once the cheese has melted and begins to form a golden crust.  Enjoy and then make an appointment to go to the gym afterwards to work it off 🙂