Smoky whole baked cauliflower

Cauliflower goes from humble side to smoky star in this easy vegetarian recipe.

Recipe «Smoky whole baked cauliflower» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 40 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1L Massel vegetable liquid stock, 1 whole cauliflower, 50g butter, 1/4 cup plain flour, 1/3 cup cream , 1 cup grated cheddar, 2 tsp sesame seeds, 1 tsp poppy seeds , 1 tsp caraway seeds, 1 tsp smoked paprika, 50g stale bread, cut into 0.5cm cubes, 1 tbsp olive oil.

Ingredients:

• 1L Massel vegetable liquid stock 
• 1 whole cauliflower 
• 50g butter 
• 1/4 cup plain flour 
• 1/3 cup cream 
• 1 cup grated cheddar 
• 2 tsp sesame seeds 
• 1 tsp poppy seeds 
• 1 tsp caraway seeds 
• 1 tsp smoked paprika 
• 50g stale bread, cut into 0.5cm cubes 
• 1 tbsp olive oil 

Instructions

1. Place Massel Liquid Stock Vegetable Style in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil. Add cauliflower and boil, covered, for 5 minutes. Carefully flip cauliflower over and boil, covered, for another 5 minutes or until par-cooked.
2. Preheat oven to 200C or 180C fan-forced. Transfer cauliflower to a 25cm round ovenproof baking dish. Pour stock into a jug.
3. Heat same pan over medium heat to dry. Melt butter in pan. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in 1 1/2 cups reserved stock until smooth. Add cream and cook, stirring, over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese until smooth. Season. Pour over cauliflower.
4. Combine seeds and paprika in a small bowl. Combine bread and oil in a medium bowl. Sprinkle cauliflower with bread and seed mixture. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden and bubbly. Serve baked cauliflower with steamed broccolini, if desired.