Roasted Cauliflower Gratin

Cheese can make any vegetable taste good. I have always loved cauliflower and when I went to Whole Foods for lunch with my mom and my sister, I got this amazing cauliflower gratin. It was covered in cheese, all gooey and delicious. After eating this cauliflower, I decided to make it at home. Instead of just steaming cauliflower and then baking it in the sauce, I decided to roast it. Roasting the cauliflower gives it an extra kick of flavor. I hope you enjoy this recipe!

Ingredients:

Sauce:
1 cups Milk
2 cups Cheddar Cheese
4 tablespoons Butter
1/4 cup Flour
1 teaspoons Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper

Roasted Cauliflower:
1 Head Cauliflower
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.  First cut the cauliflower into pieces and place on a baking tray covered in non stick aluminum foil. 

Then coat the cauliflower in olive oil and the top with salt and pepper and place in the over for about 20 minutes or until tender.

Before the Oven

After

Meanwhile melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a large (4-quart) pot and add the flour. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a whisk. In the microwave heat up the milk for about a minute and a half or until the milk is hot. While whisking the rue slowly add the milk and continue to still until the rue dissolved in the milk and the sauce is thick. Add the cheddar cheese, salt, and pepper to the sauce and mix until the cheese is dissolved. 

Then butter a ramekin and place the cauliflower inside. Pour the cheese sauce on top of the cauliflower and mix until the cauliflower in evenly coated. Sprinkle some cheddar cheese on top, and place in oven for 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling. 

Take out of the oven and enjoy!