Cauliflower Bake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb cauliflower, broken into florets
• 2 large potatoes, cubed
• 3 1/2 ounces cherry tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 leek, sliced
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 3/4 cup mixed grated cheese, parmesan, mozzerella
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• salt and pepper
• chopped fresh parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cook th cauliflower in a saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes. drain well and reserve. meanwhile cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling water for 10 minutes.
• 2 drain well and reserve.
• 3 to make sauce: melt butter or margarine in a saucepan and saute the leek and garlic for 1 minute. add the flour and cook for 1 minute. remove the pan from the heat and gradually stir in the mild and 1/2 cup (125ml) of the cheese, the paprika and parsley. return the pan to the heat and bring to boil, stirring. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 spoon the cauliflower into a deep ovenproof dish. add the cherry tomatoes and top with potatoes. pour the sauce over the potatoes and sprinkle on the remaining cheese.
• 5 cook in preheated 350 f (180 c) oven for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked through and the cheese is golden brown and bubbling. garnish and serve immediately.