Favorite recipes from Abby's Kitchen.

Cauliflower Salad
1 medium head iceberg lettuce
4 c. cauliflower florets
1 c. thinly sliced red onion
3/4 c. reduced calories mayonnaise
2 slices crisp bacon, crumbled

Tear lettuce into bite-sizes. Line bottom of bowl with lettuce, top with cauliflower and onion. Spread mayonnaise over entire surface of salad. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon bits. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Toss just before serving.
Sue

Cream Of Cauliflower Soup
4 cups canned low sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
2 tablespoons flour
4 cups precut cauliflower florets
1 cup half and half or milk
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crumbled
salt
cayenne pepper
6 ounces grated sharp Cheddar

In a 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup, heat the 4 cups chicken broth in a microwave oven on High 4 minutes, or until simmering. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan or casserole, melt the 2 tablespoons butter over moderate heat. Add the chopped onions and garlic to the pan and cook it, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add the cauliflower, heated stock, half and half, bay leaf, thyme, salt and cayenne and cover. Bring to a boil over high heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the florets are tender. Remove and discard bay leaf. With an immersion blender, partially puree soup. Or, transfer 2 cups of the hot soup to a blender and puree. Return the puree to the pan and rewarm over moderately high heat, stirring, until hot. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the 6 ounces Cheddar cheese, a little at a time, until melted. Taste for seasoning and add salt and cayenne, if desired

Old Fashioned Cauliflower Au Gratin
1 medium cauliflower
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter -- or other fat
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup grated cheese
1 cup buttered bread crumbs

Select a close white head of cauliflower. Remove the green leaves, and retain the most tender ones to cook with the cauliflower. Break the head into flowerets, and wash thoroughly in cold water. Drop the cauliflower into enough lightly salted boiling water to cover, leave the pan uncovered,, and cook for about 15 minutes, or until tender, and drain. Prepare a sauce of the flour, fat, milk, and salt. Add the cheese and stir until melted. Place the cauliflower in a greased baking dish, pour over it the sauce, cover with the bread crumbs, bake for about 20 minutes in a moderate oven, or until the crumbs are golden brown, and serve from the dish.