Cauliflower cheese

[Karen2005]

What do you eat with cauliflower cheese? Is it meant to be a meal in itself, or is it an accompaniment to something else?

[patsyann]

Delicious on its own or served up with a meal as a vegetable dish .Either way is nice .

[skyep]

Hi Karen - You can add it to sunday roast, without the gravy of course! xxx

[kirstywllc]

I suppose it could be either. I normally have it on its own with a nice crusty baguette

[mrs_overall]

If you have any leftovers (or simply fancy a change) you can throw it in a blender and make it into soup.
If it's too thick, dilute it with a bit of milk.

[tiggerblue10]

You could add slices of boiled potato to it as well and make it into a gratin.

[whiffey]

Something that will complement it perfectly - chilled cherry tomatoes.

[funnygirl]

I had this last night with fried chicken, potatoes mashed with cream and sweetcorn.

[annie0000]

I think it goes well with gammon steak and grilled tomato. My sister does all her veg in cheese sauce so that the kids will eat them - e.g carrots and peas, green beans, sweetcorn etc.

[BigMac]

I like it with smoked haddock and green beans.

[Tichfield]

If you are having it on its own splash Worcester sauce over it and eat it with hot buttered toast.

Yummy!

[scoobysoo]

It's lovely with cold ham or bacon

[Karen2005]

Thanks everyone! I wasn't expecting such an avalanche of quick answers!

I've got a veg box delivery containing cauliflower and I usually put it into a veggie curry/dhal so wanted to do something different. It all sounds yummy!

[ethandron]

i use it as a topping on cottage pie instead of mashed potato. just whizz the cauli up in the pan with a hand whizzer, throw in some grated cheese and give it a good stir, then spread it over the mince and shove it in the oven for about 20 minutes. i sometimes put broccolli in with it too, depends on what i have in that needs using up.

[Jugglering]

To make it up into a more complete meal, I add other vegetables - brocolli (lightly steamed, like the cauli), saut�d onions, mushrooms, red peppers, leeks (all sliced or chopped) etc and then pour a well flavoured cheese sauce over the top. You could also add a few interesting spices to these veg whilst saut�ing them - eg mustard seeds, smoked paprika, black pepper - which adds a nice little *kick* to the finished dish. I think my favourite bits to go with this are mashed potato and simply boiled sweetcorn or petit pois... oh dear, I want that for dinner tonight now !

[cardi88]

i always have it with roast pork and roast potatoes - or add toasted breadcrumbs on it to make a 'bake' type thing!

[theonlyone]

Caulifllower cheese with grilled pork belly
rashers ...and grilled toms... try it ..

[country_boy]

I sometimes make it with bacon and leeks and have it with a roast chicken, mash and gravy

[lauraking72]

I usually serve it with fried liver and mashed potatoes....mmmmmmmm

[Bushwhacker]

Chips

[Whoever]

I like to serve it covered with rashers of crispy grilled bacon.

I also serve it topped with fried onions, mushrooms, peppers and bacon.