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Cheesy Baked Cauliflower

A person could, in theory, just pour cream over cauliflower, drape it with cheese, bake it and be happy with the results. But taking just a few minutes to infuse that cream with garlic and rosemary — or other herbs, or citrus peels, or fresh or dried chiles — creates a side dish that might actually overshadow the main.

Cheesy baked cauliflower. So this is in the world of a gratin of sorts, but I would say less fussy. Cauliflower gets kind of torn up into florets, and you want the kind of irregular shape because then it kind of will catch the cheese in different parts, and some parts will brown more, some parts will brown less. It’s the infused cream that is a game changer here. Pour that infused cream over and then just cover it with a ton of cheddar cheese.

A person could, in theory, just pour cream over cauliflower, drape it with cheese, bake it and be happy with the results. But taking just a few minutes to infuse that cream with garlic and rosemary — or other herbs, or citrus peels, or fresh or dried chiles — creates a side dish that might actually overshadow the main.

By Nyt Cooking

December 5, 2025

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