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Cheese is always an excellent complement to broccoli. Wheel-shaped Gouda has a light
yellow body and usually a golden orange wax rind. This recipe provides you with 4
portions and takes about 15 minutes of prep time and about 1 hour and 15 minutes of
cooking time. This recipe can be used also as a side dish.
Ingredients:
2 cups (500 mL) chopped broccoli florets
1/4 cup (60 mL) butter
1/4 cup (60 mL) whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried thyme
1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
1 cup (250 mL) milk
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) shredded Gouda cheese, (6 oz/175 g)
4 eggs, separated
How to prepare:
 In pot of boiling salted water, cook broccoli for 2 minutes or until tender-crisp.
 Drain and chill under cold running water.
 In saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; cook flour, thyme and pepper, stirring,
for 1 minute.
 Gradually pour in milk; cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes or until smooth and very
thick.
 Remove from heat; stir in cheese until almost melted.
 Whisk 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the cheese mixture into egg yolks.
 Whisk back into saucepan.
 Fold in broccoli.
 Let cool completely. (Souffle be prepared to this point, covered and refrigerated for
up to 12 hours. Cover and refrigerate egg whites; let come to room temperature.)
 Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold one-quarter of the whites into broccoli
mixture; fold in remaining whites.