Cauliflower ‘cheese’
Blending butter beans into the sauce makes it really creamy and smooth, plus you get an extra boost of protein. This Le Creuset Stoneware Deep Rectangular Oven Dish can go straight from the oven to the table.
- Serves4
- CourseSide
- Prepare15 mins
- Cook40 mins
- Total time55 mins
Ingredients
- 1 medium cauliflower, broken into large florets, leaves reserved
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large leek, roughly chopped
- 400g can butter beans, drained and rinsed
- 350ml Alpro Oat No Sugars Long Life drink
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 100g sourdough bread, crusts removed
- 50g dairy-free cheese alternative, coarsely grated
- 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Method
Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. In a large roasting tin, toss the cauliflower florets and leaves with 2 tbsp oil. Season and roast for 20 minutes, stirring halfway.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Fry the leek with a pinch of salt for 6-7 minutes until tender. Stir in the butter beans, oat drink, mustard and nutritional yeast. Simmer for 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a blender and whizz until smooth; season.
Grate the sourdough on the coarse side of a box grater, or tear into small pieces. Toss with the remaining 1 tbsp oil, grated dairy-free cheese alternative and parsley; season. Lower the oven temperature to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Put the cauliflower in an ovenproof dish (1-1.5 litres), pour over the sauce, then sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and bubbling. Serve with a green salad, if liked.
Cook’s tip
LEFTOVERS
Nutritional yeast
This is a type of dried yeast popular in vegan cooking for its savoury, almost cheesy flavour (it’s deactivated, so doesn’t cause rising). Sprinkle it over your favourite pasta or risotto instead of cheese or blend into soups and salad dressings.
Nutritional
Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe
Energy | 1,592kJ/ 381kcals |
|---|---|
Fat | 18.2g |
Saturated Fat | 5.5g |
Carbohydrates | 34.1g |
Sugars | 7g |
Fibre | 11.7g |
Protein | 14.4g |
Salt | 0.9g |