What to have with cauliflower cheese?

kittyscarlett

Seeing as you're serving the cauli cheese is the main dish rather than a side to meat, I'd go for something like baked tomatoes which I love with any kind of cheesey dish - just as is with a bit of veg/olive oil and seasoning or can jazz up a bit with herbs/garlic etc - and baked mushrooms ditto - either the normal ones or the big field ones are lovely. Both can be cooked in the oven with the cauli cheese.

Either that or - big vat of salad, baked beans ( you'd probably need a cork after combining that with the cauli tho ) or steamed green beans/brocolli/spinach etc.

Horasio

I made a cauliflower and broccoli bake with a carton of soup, topped with sliced potatoes, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds.

soappie

I tend to do cauliflower cheese with home made potato wedges and then some 'rats tails' on the side - i.e. a form of ratatouille made using simply onion, green pepper, courgettes and either skinned fresh tomatoes or a tin of tomatoes depending upon what's in.

Jolaaled

I tend to dish up a tomatoey rice thingy, as the grains compliment the cheese/cauli quite well and it's provides a good colour contrast too.

I just cook the rice in a tin of tomatoes and stock.

beachbeth

We always have cauliflower cheese on the side when we have shepherds pie. It really goes well together. Yum!

evilwitch

H always has it with chips. DS likes it with pasta. I prefer it on its own with just some bread and butter to make a cauiflower cheese sandwich.

Some good ideas on here I shall have to try, which doubtless will be met with resistance

poohzee

I used to make cauliflower cheese with a can of tuna mixed in, until I got morning sickness and the smell was awful, haven't managed to face it again - but it was a really cheap filling meal!

Rose_Wood

We always serve cauliflower cheese with triangles of toast. They look really attractive arranged round the edge of the dish like little sails when you serve it. I also do a bowl of extra toast triangles. The crunchiness goes really well with the softer texture of the cauliflower and cheese sauce.

mrbadexample

poohzee wrote: »

I used to make cauliflower cheese with a can of tuna mixed in, until I got morning sickness and the smell was awful, haven't managed to face it again - but it was a really cheap filling meal!

Ahh...:think: now that reminds me. My cousin, who taught me how to cook it, quite often served it with a nice big chunk of cod. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. :drool:

Careful_with_that_Axe

I like salad on the side with Cauli Cheese. Then again, it may only be me .......