Start with the cauliflower, ladle generous amounts of cheese sauce and finish with the crispy bacon.
Finish with a handful of basil and chives.
Cheese dip with Crispy Eskort Streaky Bacon and Cauliflower steaks
Ingredients
- Cheese Dip:
- 60 ml butter
- 125 ml flour
- 750 ml milk
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 60 ml olive oil
- 20 ml sage, chopped
- 20 ml thyme
- 1 red chilli, chopped
- 125 ml parmesan cheese
- 125 ml white cheddar
- Bacon:
- 200g Eskort Streaky Bacon
- 15 ml Eskort Braai Spice (BBQ Spice)
- 30 ml olive oil
- Cauliflower steaks:
- 2 large heads of cauliflower
- 60 ml olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- zest and juice of one lemon
- handful of fresh basil
- 60 ml chives
Method
- Cheese Dip:
- Add the butter and olive oil to a saucepan over medium to high heat.
- Fry the onions, garlic, chilli, sage and thyme until the onions are soft.
- Whisk the flower and milk together.
- Slowly add this to the saucepan while stirring
- Reduce the heat and add the cheeses.
- Simmer until the cheese has melted.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Bacon:
- Preheat the oven to 190°C
- Place the bacon on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Drizzle with olive oil and season with BBQ spice.
- Bake in the oven for 10-15min until the fat has rendered and the bacon is crispy.
- Cauliflower Steaks:
- Slice the cauliflower into large slices keeping the core to connect the little head.
- Place the cauliflower steaks on a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil.
- Add the lemon juice, the zest and season with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 20min until golden but still tender.
Serve
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