Truffled Cauliflower Gratin

Vegetable Side Dish - Side Dish

In this otherwise humble gratin, we're going to use another, much more delicious delivery system of truffles: truffle pecorino cheese. For less than $10 worth of cheese, I think you can get a nicer, truer truffle flavor. By the way, if you know they actually make this cheese with synthetic truffle oil, please keep it to yourself, and don't spoil it for me.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 45 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Truffled Cauliflower Gratin

Ingredients

7 tablespoons butter

divided

½ cup all-purpose flour

3 cups milk

5 ounces truffled pecorino cheese

grated

or more to taste

1 teaspoon salt

or to taste

1 pinch cayenne pepper

or more to taste

1 pinch ground nutmeg

1 large head cauliflower

cored and separated into florets

2 tablespoons bread crumbs

2 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

or more to taste

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives

or to taste

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter.

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk flour into butter; cook and stir until raw flour taste cooks off 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 3

Gradually whisk milk into flour mixture. Increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir until mixture thickens and comes to a simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Stir truffled pecorino cheese salt cayenne pepper and nutmeg into milk mixture until cheese sauce is thick.

Step 4

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; add cauliflower and cook until slightly tender about 6 minutes. Drain and transfer cauliflower to prepared baking dish. Spread cheese sauce evenly over cauliflower. Dust with bread crumbs Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; drizzle olive oil over the top and sprinkle with a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until browned and bubbling about 30 minutes. Garnish with chopped fresh chives.

Nutritional Information

Truffled Cauliflower Gratin

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 240.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.4g 25%

Carbohydrates: 17.2g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 3g 12%

Sugars: 7g

Fat: 21.9g 34%

Saturated Fat: 8.1g 40%

Cholesterol: 35.1mg 12%

Vitamin A Iu: 529.5IU 11%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.6mg 20%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 17%

Vitamin C: 49.1mg 82%

Folate: 81.5mcg 20%

Calcium: 152mg 15%

Iron: 1mg 5%

Magnesium: 29.4mg 11%

Potassium: 473.7mg 13%

Sodium: 462.8mg 19%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 196.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.