Cauliflower-cheese Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups packed grated raw potatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup grated onion
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 medium head cauliflower, broken into small flowerets
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 medium garlic clove, crushed

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 set the freshly-grated potatoes in a colander over a bowl. salt it and leave it for 10 minutes. then squeeze out the excess water, and add to the remaining ingredients.
• 3 pat it into a well-oiled 9-inch pie pan, building up the sides of the crust with lightly floured fingers.
• 4 bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until browned.
• 5 after the first 30 minutes, brush the crust with a little oil to crispen it.
• 6 turn oven down to 375 degrees.
• 7 filling:.
• 8 saute onions and garlic in butter for 5 minutes; add the basil and cauliflower and cook, covered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionaly.
• 9 spread 1/2 the cheese into the baked crust, then the saute, then the rest of the cheese.
• 10 beat the eggs and the milk together and pour over the vegetables.
• 11 bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes until set.