The FARMacist

Healthier Bechamel Sauce


Prep Time

30 minutes

Prep Notes

Cooking Time

10 minutes + 30 minutes in the oven

Ingredients

  • 1 large head cauliflower
  • 1 cup unsweetened oat milk, almond milk or vegetable broth
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp thyme or oregano
  • A few leaves of basil or cilantro(optional)
  • Sea salt and pepper, to taste. 

Directions

  1. Cut cauliflower with your hands into florets for faster cooking. Boil in water for 10 minutes or until tender to fork. 
  2. Saute the onion in pan on medium heat, adding 1-2 tablespoons of water at a time to prevent the onions from sticking to the pan.
  3. Add the garlic and the spices and herbs, if using. 
  4. Drain the cauliflower. 
  5. In a blender, add cauliflower and liquid of choice and blend. You can also use a hand blender if you wish. 
  6. Add the sauted mixture to the blender.
  7. Add bechamel to the preferred dish and bake in the oven at 200 degrees C for at least 30 minutes. 

Notes

  • Instead of parmesan cheese, you may use nutritional yeast for flavor. Either sprinkle on top or add 1/4 up to the sauce while blending
  • This bechamel sauce maybe used over famous Arabic dishes like Oven-pasta, zucchini with bechamel or eggplants (mosakaa) with bechamel
  • If you don't have a non-dairy milk, you can use vegetable or even chicken broth as the liquid
  •  In this picture, I used grass-fed minced meat, pea fusilli pasta (yes pasta can be made out of peas), some colored peppers, broccoli florets and tomato sauce as the filling. It looked like this:



Enjoy!