Vegan Cauliflower Cheese with Pistachio Crumb
A smooth, creamy, and deceptively cheesy sauce topped with a toasty pistachio crumb - this vegan Cauliflower Cheese is pure comfort food!
Ingredients
- 1 Large Cauliflower cut into florets
- 1/4 cup Vegan Butter
- 1/4 cup Plain Flour
- 500 ml Almond Milk
- 1/2 cup Nutritional Yeast
- 1/4 cup Vegan Cheese (optional) I used grated vegan mozzarella
- Salt & Pepper to season
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Once it reaches a rolling boil, add cauliflower florets. Boil for 5-7 minutes until tender - but not soft. Drain cauliflower, place in a baking dish and set aside for later.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the vegan butter.
- Add flour then stir to combine well. Cook for 1 minute and then remove from the heat.
- Gradually add the milk to the pan with butter and flour, stirring well between each addition. Once the milk has all been added, place back over a medium heat.
- Add the nutritional yeast and the vegan cheese (if using), and continue stirring the mixture until it has thickened. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the cheese sauce over the cauliflower florets in a baking dish - make sure all the florets are covered well.
- Sprinkle over additional vegan cheese if using followed by the roughly chopped pistachios.
- Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until bubbling and golden on top.
- Remove from the oven and serve!