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CAULIFLOWER AU GRATIN Serves 4-6
500 g caulifl ower fl orets
30 g butter
2 tablespoons fl our
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon mustard
½ cup grated cheese
paprika
1. Place caulifl ower in a fl an dish. Cover and cook for 4-6 minutes on HIGH, until tender.
Drain.
2. Melt butter in a microwave safe glass bowl for 30-40 seconds on HIGH.
3. Stir in fl our. Cook for 1 minute on HIGH.
4. Gradually stir in milk and mustard. Cook for 2-2½ minutes on HIGH, stirring every
minute.
5. Stir in cheese until melted.
6. Pour over caulifl ower. Sprinkle with paprika.
7. Cook for 2-4 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH.
VEGETABLES
EASY HOME-MADE RISOTTO Serves 6-8
1 onion, diced
60 g butter
4 rashers bacon, diced
(or 1 cup cooked chicken or ham)
3 chicken or beef stock cubes
2 cups boiling water
1 cup long-grain rice, washed well
1 cup assorted fi nely chopped vegetables,
e.g. carrots, zucchinis, mushrooms
1. Place onion, butter and bacon in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook for 3-4 minutes on HIGH.
Stir well.
2. Dissolve stock cubes in boiling water; add to onion and bacon. Add all other ingredients.
Cover with a lid and cook for 20-22 minutes on HIGH. Do not stir while cooking.
3. At the end of this time, all the liquid will have been absorbed.
4. Leave to stand for 5 minutes and stir with a fork before serving.
SCALLOPED POTATOES Serves 4-6
3 large potatoes (approx. 500 g), peeled and sliced thinly
½ large onion, sliced
1 cup grated tasty cheese
250 ml thickened cream
paprika
salt and pepper to taste
1. In a medium casserole dish, place
of the sliced potatoes to cover the dish.
2. Layer ½ of the sliced onion on top.
3. Sprinkle
of the grated cheese over the onion.
4. Repeat with second layer of potatoes, onion and cheese.
5. Finish with a layer of potatoes and pour over thickened cream.
6. Top with remaining cheese, salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with paprika.
7. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes on MEDIUM HIGH.
8. Cook for a further 7 minutes on MEDIUM.
9. Stand for 5 minutes before serving.
VEGETABLE PLATTER Serves 4
200 g carrots, sliced
200 g broccoli, cut into fl orets
100 g zucchini, sliced
1. Arrange vegetables in a shallow dish with the harder vegetables positioned around
the outside and the softer vegetables in the centre.
2. Cover with a lid or plastic wrap.
3. Cook for 4-6 minutes on HIGH.
4. Stand covered for 3 minutes, before serving.
HONEY CARROTS Serves 4
500 g carrots, sliced lengthwise
60 g butter
1 tablespoon honey
1. Combine all ingredients in a casserole dish.
2. Cover and cook for 5-6 minutes on HIGH. Stir halfway through cooking.
3. Stand covered for 3 minutes before serving.
4. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
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