I really like cauliflower. But I tend to just steam it and add butter, a little salt and pepper. Yummy, but a little boring if I want it more than once a week. It’s pretty easy to come up with some other ways to serve it.
You can easily double or triple this recipe and toss it in the freezer. Wrap tightly after you add the cracker crumbs and save the final baking time for the day you will serve it. Just make sure to thaw it for 24 hours+ in the fridge so it will bake evenly.
Crunchy Topped Cauliflower Carrot Bake
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Author: Val
Recipe type: Sidedish
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower, broken into small florets
- 4 medium carrots, peeled, sliced in bite size pieces diagonally
- 3 egg yolks
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 dash hot pepper sauce
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ¾ cup coarsely crushed crackers (like Ritz)
- 1 Tbsp butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large saucepan, put the cauliflower and carrots, add water about half way up, and put over high heat and bring to a boil, turn heat down to a slow boil and cook for about 6 to 7 minutes or until vegetables are just barely fork tender.
- Drain well and dump into a large shallow casserole dish.
- In a food processor, add the egg yolks, salt, lemon juice, and hot pepper sauce and start blending just to mix, then, with motor running, slowly drizzle in the melted butter and continue blending until sauce thickens.
- Pour sauce over the cauliflower-carrot casserole.
- In separate bowl, stir together the cracker crumbs and 1 tablespoon of melted butter until combined well, then distribute evenly over the vegetables with mixture.
- Put in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly and the crumbs have browned some.
- Remove and allow to cool for a few minutes, then serve warm.
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The crunchy topping is a classic thing to do on casseroles or pasta, I’ll bet it’s good here. I tend to use crushed Rice Chex with seasonings to make a panko-like crisp layer. Either way, if it gets the family to eat their cauliflower, it’s a plus.
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Yes, quite a few ways to get a crunchy topping. Thank you for your rice chex suggestion.