Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our tantalizing cauliflower gratin, a culinary masterpiece that combines the earthy goodness of cauliflower with the delicate touch of couscous and the nutty richness of Parmesan cheese. This delectable dish is a harmonious blend of textures, with tender cauliflower florets enveloped in a creamy, cheesy sauce, complemented by the fluffy texture of couscous. Adorned with a golden-brown crust, this gratin is a feast for the eyes and a delight for the palate. Our curated collection of recipes offers variations to suit every taste, from a classic gratin to a vegan delight and a gluten-free option. Embark on a culinary journey and discover the perfect cauliflower gratin recipe to satisfy your cravings.
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CAULIFLOWER GRATIN WITH COUSCOUS AND PARMESAN
The rich, creamy Parmesan cheese sauce is a nice match for subtle cauliflower, and crisp bread crumbs add texture over the couscous.
Provided by Laka kuharica - Easy Cook
Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes Vegetable
Time 1h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a baking pan.
- Cover the bottom of the prepared baking pan with cabbage. Arrange pancetta over the cabbage. Top with cauliflower and couscous.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Reduce heat to medium-low; whisk in milk. Cook until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. Whisk in oregano and salt. Add Swiss cheese, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Whisk until smooth. Pour sauce over the cauliflower in the baking pan. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue baking until cauliflower is tender, about 20 minutes more. Tent with aluminum foil if top is browning too quickly. Transfer gratin to a wire rack; let cool, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 318.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37.2 g, Cholesterol 37.1 mg, Fat 13.3 g, Fiber 9.8 g, Protein 16.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 473.3 mg, Sugar 13 g
CAULIFLOWER GRATIN WITH ENDIVE
Oft-overlooked cauliflower is elevated to bubbling, golden-brown heights when paired with Belgian endive and small pasta shapes, then covered in a rich sauce. Gruyere and fresh breadcrumbs top the gratin. Coarse gratings of Parmesan are the rustic finish to this baked dish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack in lower third. Butter a 1 1/2-quart, deep, wide ovenproof dish. Put endive in bottom of dish. Arrange pasta or couscous over endive. Top with cauliflower.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Whisk in milk; cook, whisking, until mixture thickens, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in marjoram, salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Whisk in Gruyere until smooth. Pour over cauliflower. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Set dish on a baking sheet.
- Bake 30 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees; bake until cauliflower is tender, about 40 minutes. (If browning too quickly, tent with foil.) Transfer to a wire rack; let cool 10 minutes before serving.
CAULIFLOWER TRIPLE CHEESE GRATIN
The three cheeses will give this recipe a wonderful taste your cheese lovers, and those who are not, will love it too.
Provided by Regina's Kitchen
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Cauliflower
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Combine cream, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, Asiago cheese, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Scoop 1 cup of cheese mixture in bottom of a baking dish. Layer cauliflower into baking dish; cover with remaining cheese mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven until cauliflower is easily pierced with a fork, 20 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 572.6 calories, Carbohydrate 9.4 g, Cholesterol 172.3 mg, Fat 48.2 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 27.4 g, SaturatedFat 29.9 g, Sodium 944.2 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
CAULIFLOWER GRATIN
Prep Ina Garten's recipe for Cauliflower Gratin from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network ahead as a creamy, cheesy vegetable side for a no-stress dinner party.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories side-dish
Time 50m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cook the cauliflower florets in a large pot of boiling salted water for 5 to 6 minutes, until tender but still firm. Drain.
- Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add the flour, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. Pour the hot milk into the butter-flour mixture and stir until it comes to a boil. Boil, whisking constantly, for 1 minute, or until thickened. Off the heat, add 1 teaspoon of salt, the pepper, nutmeg, 1/2 cup of the Gruyere, and the Parmesan.
- Pour 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom of an 8 by 11 by 2-inch baking dish. Place the drained cauliflower on top and then spread the rest of the sauce evenly on top. Combine the bread crumbs with the remaining 1/4 cup of Gruyere and sprinkle on top. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and drizzle over the gratin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is browned. Serve hot or at room temperature.
CAULIFLOWER GRATIN
Provided by Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Make the sauce: Bring the milk to a simmer in a saucepan with the bay leaf and garlic. Cover, turn off the heat and let infuse, about 15 minutes. Melt the butter in a saucepan. Whisk in the flour and cook for a minute to remove the raw flour taste. Gradually whisk in the milk. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until thick. Stir in the Gruyere, season with salt and pepper and reserve.
- Heat the oven to 425 degrees F/210 degrees C.
- Make the gratin: Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Salt it, as for pasta, and blanch the cauliflower until just shy of being tender, about 5 minutes. Drain well. Pat dry and season with salt and pepper. Toss with the sauce and dump into a gratin dish. Scatter over the breadcrumbs and Parmesan and bake until bubbling and gratineed on top, 5 to 10 minutes.
CAULIFLOWER AU GRATIN
Count on this dish to make new vegetable converts. Whenever I serve it, people ask for the recipe. Sometimes I'll substitute broccoli for all or half the cauliflower, and the green veggie tastes just as good! -Jacki Ricci, Ely, Nevada
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat broiler. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add ham and garlic; saute for 2 minutes. Add cauliflower, and cook just until crisp-tender. Combine cream and flour; stir into skillet, and blend well. Add salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute longer. , Pour into a 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil until lightly browned, 2-4 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 351 calories, Fat 32g fat (20g saturated fat), Cholesterol 100mg cholesterol, Sodium 362mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 11g protein.
CAULIFLOWER GRATIN
Cauliflower and cabbage meet up in this soufflelike casserole that's both warm and comforting while feeling light and virtuous.
Provided by Trine Hahnemann
Categories Winter Thanksgiving Christmas Soufflé/Meringue Casserole/Gratin Cauliflower Cabbage Egg Milk/Cream Soy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Vegetarian
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut the cauliflower into chunks and the cabbage into large pieces. Boil both in the measured, salted water for about 2 minutes. Drain over a bowl, reserving the cooking liquid.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
- Melt the 50g (3½ tbsp) butter in a saucepan over a medium-low heat and stir in the flour, mixing it into a smooth roux. Now start adding the reserved vegetable cooking water, little by little, stirring after each addition until all the lumps have gone, then add the milk in the same way. When it has all been added, season with salt, pepper and the nutmeg.
- Turn off the heat and let the sauce cool a little. Then add the egg yolks and stir again. Fold in the cauliflower and cabbage.
- In a separate, scrupulously clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold into the cauliflower mixture and season once more with salt and pepper.
- Butter a large ovenproof dish or cake tin with the 1 tsp of butter and sprinkle the buttered inside evenly with some of the breadcrumbs. Spoon in the cauliflower mixture, cover with the remaining breadcrumbs, then place small dots of butter evenly on top.
- Bake for 45 minutes, then serve.
CAULIFLOWER GRATIN
Cauliflower gratin is a lower-carb side dish that pairs well with pork, ham or beef. It's so creamy and delicious that even the kids will ask for seconds! If you like a little crunch, sprinkle buttered bread crumbs over the top for the last five minutes in the oven. - Mary Zinchiak, Boardman, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Place cauliflower on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Toss to coat. Bake 8 minutes. Stir; bake until crisp-tender and lightly browned, 7-8 minutes longer., In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in next 6 ingredients and remaining ½ teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper until smooth. , Pour ¾ cup cheese sauce into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Top with cauliflower and remaining cheese sauce. Bake, uncovered, until bubbly and lightly browned, 30-35 minutes. If desired, top with chopped fresh thyme.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 196 calories, Fat 14g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 34mg cholesterol, Sodium 291mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
CAULIFLOWER GRATIN WITH ROASTED CHESTNUTS AND PARMESAN CREAM
This decadent cauliflower gratin from Chris and Idie Hastings's "Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook" would make a welcome addition to any Thanksgiving table.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium stockpot or Dutch oven, combine cauliflower, chestnuts, and heavy cream. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; immediately reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until cauliflower is tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove cauliflower and chestnuts from cream and set aside to cool.
- Add Parmesan and thyme to cream and return to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until cream mixture is reduced by half and slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
- Return cauliflower to cream mixture and season with salt and pepper. Spoon cauliflower mixture evenly into eight 8-ounce ramekins; top each with 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs.
- Place ramekins on a baking sheet and transfer to oven; bake until topping is golden and sides are bubbling, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve warm.
Tips:
- Choose the right cauliflower: For the best results, select a head of cauliflower that is firm and heavy for its size, with tightly packed florets. Avoid heads with any signs of bruising, discoloration, or wilting.
- Cut the cauliflower into uniform florets: This will help them cook evenly. Aim for florets that are about 1-2 inches in size.
- Roast the cauliflower before adding it to the gratin: Roasting the cauliflower beforehand will help to caramelize it and bring out its natural sweetness. It will also help to prevent the cauliflower from becoming soggy in the gratin.
- Use a good quality Parmesan cheese: The Parmesan cheese is one of the key ingredients in this dish, so it's important to use a good quality cheese that has a strong flavor.
- Don't overcook the gratin: The gratin is done when the cheese is melted and bubbly and the cauliflower is tender. Overcooking the gratin will make the cauliflower mushy and the cheese rubbery.
Conclusion:
Cauliflower gratin with couscous and Parmesan is a delicious and versatile dish that can be served as a main course or a side dish. It's a great way to use up leftover cauliflower and it's also a good source of vegetables. With its creamy, cheesy sauce and crispy Parmesan crust, this gratin is sure to be a hit with everyone at the table.
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