There is no shortage of recipes on the internet and today while browsing around I saw one for Twice Baked Cauliflower. What really grabbed my attention is how it looked. The golden browness of it after being broiled in the oven is what made me want to try it. I've done a couple of Cauliflower flower recipes before and they've all turned out really good. (see Cauliflower Pizza).
After a quick look at the ingredients I figured I only need Cauliflower so I stopped and picked it up on the way home from work. Once I started pulling everything out to make this recipe I found out that I was short more than 1 ingredient.... oh well it happens and this is my attempt at Twice Baked Cauliflower without all the ingredients :)
(First Attempt)
(Second Attempt - With Cheese Broiled on top)
Ingredients:
1 - Head of Cauliflower cut into small pieces
1/2 - Cup of
1 1/2 - Cups of Monterery Jack Cheese (or Mozzarella)
1 - Cloves of Garlic (any more and it has too much of a garlic flavor)
1 - Green Onion chopped
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
In batches, process Cauliflower in a food processor and put into a large bowl.
Add
Transfer to a greased baking dish
Place in 400 degree oven for 20 minutes. When 20 minutes has passed switch to broiler mode and broil for 5 minutes to get the golden brown top (mine didn't really get as golden brown as I would have liked but it was better than nothing)
(Original Attempt - no cheese on top)
(Second attempt with cheese on top! about a 1 cup)
Plate and serve!
For anyone who is interested, here is a list of the ingredients I was missing and what I did to work around it.
Cheddar Cheese -> I didn't have any, which is unusual for me and I wanted something with more flavor than Mozzarella so I went with Monterery Jack Instead.
Chives -> I have a ton of these in the garden but it's winter here so... Green onion is a good substitute
Yogurt -> I normally have Greek Yogurt in the fridge but not today
Sour Cream -> Another product I though I had but didn't. At this point I knew I needed something to give the mixture more moisture and that's why I went with the milk. For my second attempt I when with Greek Yogurt and it made a huge difference!
Bacon Bits -> I was just lazy and didn't want to cook up any bacon
I missed the whole tips section about using olive oil and and Parmesan cheese to help get it that golden brown. oh well, live and learn!
