Cauliflower-Cheese Pie Recipe #121654
This is a delightful way to eat cauliflower.
I got this recipe at a Farmer's Market, too many years to say. I make it for a good vegetarian meal.
by RoseofSharon
1¼ hours | 15 min prep
SERVES 6
Crust
- 2 cups packed grated raw potatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup grated onion
Filling
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 medium head cauliflower, broken into small flowerets
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium garlic clove, crushed
- Crust:.
- Set the freshly-grated potatoes in a colander over a bowl. Salt it and leave it for 10 minutes. Then squeeze out the excess water, and add to the remaining ingredients.
- Pat it into a well-oiled 9-inch pie pan, building up the sides of the crust with lightly floured fingers.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until browned.
- After the first 30 minutes, brush the crust with a little oil to crispen it.
- Turn oven down to 375 degrees.
- Filling:.
- Saute onions and garlic in butter for 5 minutes; add the basil and cauliflower and cook, covered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionaly.
- Spread 1/2 the cheese into the baked crust, then the saute, then the rest of the cheese.
- Beat the eggs and the milk together and pour over the vegetables.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes until set.
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