Cheese and Mushroom-Baked Cauliflower - Ost och svampgratinerad blomkål

CHEESE AND MUSHROOM-BAKED CAULIFLOWER

Ost- och svampgratinerad blomkål

Serves 4

1 head of cauliflower, approx 1 lb 8 oz,

or 2 smaller heads

2.8 cups fresh chantarelles

1 onion

5 oz streaky bacon, sliced

butter

0.8 cup grated cheese

Gratin sauce:

1.7 oz butter

3 tablespoon sifted spelt wheat flour

2 cups regular milk

some grated nutmeg if you like that

salt, pepper

Preheat oven to 437F.

Gratin sauce:

Melt the butter. Stir in the flour and dilute with milk. Simmer slowly for about 5 minutes. Flavor with nutmeg, salt and pepper.

Trim the cauliflower. Boil the whole head until barely tender in lightly salted water for 6 to 8 minutes. Trim the chantarelles and cut in pieces. Peel and chop the onion. Shred the bacon. Fry chantarelles and onions in butter and add the bacon. Increase the heat and brown until crisp. Flavor lightly with salt and pepper. 

Place the cauliflower in an oven-proof pan, pour on the sauce and sprinkle the chantarelle-bacon mix around the cauliflower. Sprinkle with cheese and bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Enjoy!

Bella