Roasted Broccoli with Vegan Cheese Sauce
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 broccoli bunch, chopped
- 2 medium golden potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 carrot, sliced ~ ¼ cup
- 1 cup plain unsweetened, non dairy milk
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- ½ tablespoon dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Broccoli:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Spread broccoli in an even layer on a baking sheet and add a dash of salt and pepper, if desired.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until fork tender and lightly browned on edges.
Cheese Sauce:
- While broccoli roasts prepare cheese sauce. Combine potatoes, carrots, garlic and non dairy milk in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are easily pierced with fork.
- Allow to cool a couple of minutes and carefully transfer to a blender. Add nutritional yeast, mustard and salt. Blend until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides with a rubber spatula as needed.
- Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Return to pan to warm if needed.
- Pour over roasted broccoli and serve immediately.
Notes
- As the sauce cools, it will thicken. Simply warm on the stove and the sauce will thin and become more liquid.
- Leftover sauce be stored in the fridge. It will thicken considerable. Simply warm and sauce will thin.