Broccoflower and blue cheese gratin

Creamy blue cheese adds a decadent flavour to this broccoflower side dish.


Ingredients 

• 2 heads (1kg) broccoflower, cut into florets
•  50g butter
•  1/4 cup (35g) plain flour
•  1 1/2 cups (375ml) a2 milk
•  1 cup (100g) coarsely grated Millel parmesan
•  1 slice Tip Top 9 Grain bread, crusts removed
•  75g South Cape blue cheese, crumbled
•  1 tablespoon olive oil
•  Freshly ground black pepper

Method 


Step 1
Preheat oven to 200°C. Blanch broccoflower in salted boiling water for 1 minute. Drain well. Transfer to a 6-cup capacity oven-proof dish and set aside.
Step 2
Melt butter in medium saucepan. Add flour and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk. Stir constantly, over medium heat, for about 5 minutes, or until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in half the parmesan. Spoon mixture over broccoflower.
Step 3
Cut bread into small chunky crumbs. Place in a bowl with remaining parmesan, blue cheese, and olive oil. Mix well. Sprinkle mixture evenly over gratin. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden. Season well with pepper and serve immediately.




Nutrition

Energy 1993kJ	Fat saturated 17.00g
Fat Total 32.00g	Carbohydrate sugars 9.00g
Carbohydrate Total 18.00g	Dietary Fibre 9.00g
Protein 26.00g	Cholesterol 82.00mg
Sodium 699.60mg

All nutrition values are per serve.

Source:

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/13939/broccoflower+and+blue+cheese+gratin?ref=collections,french-recipes