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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Spanish and Portuguese >> Spanish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat the oven to 400°; In a small saucepan, heat the half-and-half until steaming, then transfer it to a food processor or blender; Add the 1/2 cup of whole almonds and process until finely ground; Let stand for 10 minutes; Strain the half-and-half through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing on the almonds to extract as much liquid as possible; Discard the ground almonds. | 2. In a medium saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter; Add the flour and whisk over moderately high heat for 1 minute; Add the milk and the half-and-half and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, 5 minutes; Remove from the heat; Add 3/4 cup of the Manchego and whisk until melted; Whisk in the nutmeg; season with salt and pepper. Keep warm. | 3. In a large skillet, bring 1/2 inch of salted water to a boil; Add the cauliflower, cover and cook over high heat until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes; Drain the cauliflower in a colander; Wipe out the skillet. | 4. Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the skillet; Add the onion and cook over moderately high heat, stirring until lightly browned, about 5 minutes; Add the cauliflower and cook, stirring until lightly golden, about 2 minutes; Season lightly with salt and pepper; Transfer the cauliflower to a 7-by-10-inch glass or ceramic baking dish and spread the Manchego sauce on top. | 5. Sprinkle the gratin with the remaining cheese, the 2 tablespoons of chopped almonds and the paprika and bake in the center of the oven for 20 minutes, or until bubbling and browned on top; Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
half	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
almond	1/2	cup	roasted	240.44799999999998	0.0	0.0	27.2
almond	2	tablespoons	chopped	240.44799999999998	0.0	0.0	27.2
butter	4	tablespoons	unsalted	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
purpose flour	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788
manchego cheese	3/4	cup	shredded semi-aged	-	-	-	-
manchego cheese	2	tablespoons	shredded	-	-	-	-
nutmeg			grated	-	-	-	-
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
cauliflower	2		cut	53.5	10.6358	4.1088	0.5992
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
paprika	1/4	teaspoon	smoked	1.6215	0.3104	0.0813	0.0741

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.