Cauliflower Cheese

By HeatherS

Ingredients

• see below

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350°F • Put a large saucepan of water on to boil • Remove the outer green leaves from 1 large cauliflower and discard • Break the cauliflower into small pieces and slice up the stalk • Pick the leaves off 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary • Add all the cauliflower to the pan of boiling water with a pinch of sea salt and boil for 5 minutes • Chop up 4 anchovy fillets and put them into a bowl with 1 2/3 cups of crème fraiche or heavy cream • Stir in1 cup of grated Cheddar cheese and season with salt and pepper • Pour a lug of extra virgin olive oil into a food processor and add 4 slices of bread with the crusts left on, a slice of smoked bacon, preferably free-range or organic, and the rosemary leaves • Whiz everything up until you have breadcrumbs • By now your cauliflower should be done, so drain it in a colander and place it into a medium-sized baking dish • Spoon the sauce over the cauliflower, and sprinkle over another I cup of grated Cheddar, followed by your breadcrumbs • Place in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until golden, crisp, and bubbling