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Ingredients
Nut topping
- 1 lemon, zest only, no white pith
- 100 g Parmesan cheese, cut into cubes (3 cm)
- 2 slices bread (approx. 70 g), torn into pieces
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves only
- 50 g raw almonds
- 70 g unsalted butter
- 20 g pepita seeds (optional)
- 20 g sunflower seeds (optional)
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Macaroni cheese
- 60 g unsalted butter, for greasing
- 90 g Gruyère cheese, cut into cubes (3 cm)
- 50 g Parmesan cheese, cut into cubes (3 cm)
- 60 g leek, white part only, cut into pieces
- 200 g cauliflower, cut into florets
- 150 g sweet potato, peeled and cut into cubes (2 cm)
- 1200 g water
- 300 g macaroni pasta
- 50 g plain flour
- 500 g full cream milk
- ¼ - 1 tsp ground nutmeg, to taste
- 1 tsp paprika, to taste
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 pinch sea salt, to taste
- 1 pinch ground black pepper, to taste
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 3116.8 kJ / 742 kcal
- Protein
- 29.3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 56.5 g
- Fat
- 43.6 g
- Saturated Fat
- 23.2 g
- Fibre
- 6.1 g
- Sodium
- 691.8 mg
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