Cauliflower and Carrot Casserole

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

This is a great side-dish. Carrots and cauliflower are baked in a zesty hollandaise sauce. It may seem complicated but its very easy, as long as you have a blender. Very creamy and zippy!! Not to mention DELICIOUS!

Ingredients

1 head cauliflower, broken into small florets
4 medium carrots, peeled and diagonally sliced
3 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 dash hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™)
1/2 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup coarsely crushed buttery round crackers
1 tablespoon butter, melted

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Bring about 2 inches of water to a boil in a large pot. Add cauliflower and carrots, and boil for about 7 minutes, until fork tender. Drain well, and transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3 While the vegetables are cooking, combine the egg yolks, salt, lemon juice and hot pepper sauce in a blender or food processor. Blend for a few seconds to mix, then continue to blend while slowly pouring in 1/2 cup of hot melted butter. Continue blending until thickened. Pour this sauce over the vegetables in the baking dish. Stir together the cracker crumbs and remaining butter; sprinkle over the top of the casserole.
4 Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the casserole is bubbling, and the top is toasted. Let cool slightly before serving.