Mustardy cauliflower cheese from Ottolenghi Simple (page 92) by Yotam Ottolenghi

Ingredients

black mustard seeds
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Notes about this recipe

Brittania on February 21, 2026

Made by Lindsay.
chezlarios on March 28, 2025

It was definitely delicious, but the end product was swimming in fat - it seems like it didn't turn into a cohesive sauce but rather that the oil just separated out. Perhaps it was the double cream?
TLouise on December 04, 2023

My family liked the flavours of this dish although as others have suggested if I made it again I would parboil the cauliflower for a softer texture.
Ezair92 on January 05, 2023

Really liked this recipe. My guests all raved about it. It wasn’t as spicy as I thought but I think it really does depend on the chilies that you use. Loved the various spices
Omsafeeya on December 30, 2022

Not really cauliflower cheese but a nice spicy dish.
ricki on December 05, 2021

Disliked the mustard/curry/cheddar combination, but might try the technique again with other flavors.
Ro_ on January 13, 2021

Really liked this. I appreciated that it was all made in one pan (except for steaming the cauli at the start). The sauce to me was more of a curry sauce than a mustard sauce, but I liked it! I used one green chilli which added the perfect amount of heat. If I made it again I'd cook the cauliflower slightly more (it was quite al dente in the end, though my partner likes it like that) in fact maybe just parboil instead of steam it.
Skamper on January 06, 2021

We both liked this. made a half batch that yielded two generous portions, which we both gobbled up. My florets probably could have been a bit smaller.
TrishaCP on November 08, 2020

We absolutely loved this recipe - though I wouldn’t say it was that simple with several steps. I did steam the cauliflower for extra time (maybe 3 more minutes) as I had left the pieces quite large. (My broiler doesn’t work either, so I let it bake a bit longer.) I used two Serrano chiles and it was the perfect level of spice for us.
FJT on November 05, 2020

Lovely zingy cauliflower cheese! Mine had red chillies, Colman's English mustard (prepared, not powder) and a large dollop of madras curry paste instead of curry powder. It was looking as if it would be too spicy so a small tub of natural yoghurt was added before baking. I forgot about the breadcrumbs, but we didn't miss them!
Rinshin on August 28, 2020

Ok but also thought this was a bit too cauli-cheese and did not notice mustard flavor which I was hoping for. If making this again, adding chopped green peppers, more mustard, and less cheese. Updating my note. We had trouble finishing the leftovers. We just did not care for the taste.
mcvl on August 25, 2020

Delightful! Lacking a fresh green pepper, I chopped up some pickled jalapeño, and because I'm a texture fiend I chunked rather than grated the cheese. I may never make ordinary cauliflower cheese again.
kari500 on February 28, 2020

Very tasty, but seemed a bit labor intensive. Maybe I was just having a rough day.
anya_sf on May 12, 2019

Like a cross between regular cauliflower cheese and Indian cauliflower. I used less chili so it wouldn't be too spicy, and a bit more cheese. My broiler only has one setting (burn), so I just left it to bake longer. It was delicious. We had it with sausages and peas.
okcook on April 24, 2019

The flavours are very good as others have commented. I had an issue with curdling. When I poured the cream into the pan it curdled almost immediately so the sauce was just clumps of curdled cheese and cream. Very unappetizing. Next time I will cool down my pot before adding the cream/cheese.
JennyHay on April 12, 2019

A wonderful dish. A perfect side with loads of flavour to accompany plain meat. It went well with with old fashioned corned beef. I will cook the cauliflower a bit longer next time. I used more cheese and crumbs in the topping.
purrviciouz on March 03, 2019

This was more like curried cauliflower and cheese, the mustard was not very forward here. I served this with wild rice blend. It made for a delicious and rich vegetarian dinner.
raybun on March 02, 2019

Definitely better than any cauliflower cheese I’ve eaten before. The spices and chilli definitely elevated the cauliflower, going in my Favourite File.
wester on March 02, 2019

I would have liked less of a bite to this, both literally and figuratively.
Silverscreensuppers on February 12, 2019

Really loved this dish. Perfectly spiced for me. Made for my bookcook club where 5 of us all cooked recipes from Simple - every single thing was DELICIOUS!
Lsblackburn1 on November 10, 2018

Used one large Anaheim chili, which was great. Omitted the breadcrumbs since I served it with the chicken with croutons. Nice pairing!
Frogcake on October 21, 2018

Delicious! Great flavours in this unique cauliflower recipe! I used fresh, homemade breadcrumbs - Didn’t have enough cheddar so I used grated Asiago in the crumble.
lou_weez on September 26, 2018

Delicious!! The addition of mustard and spices elevated this from the standard cauliflower cheese. Definitely making this again.
Foodycat on September 25, 2018

Reminds me a lot of a Madhur Jaffrey recipe that I really like. I tasted after adding the cheese, and added the same quantity again, and that was about right to make it taste cheesy against all the spice. Delicious, and very rich.