Hey there :)
If you want to sneak in some extra veggies into your daily meals, here’s an idea for you: Turn them into a sauce. I know, not re-inventing the wheel here, but anyway. This sauce is super easy to make and it mainly consists of cauliflower, so it is some real veggie-treat here. And you might not even feel like eating some vegetable here as it is disguised as some nice creamy sauce. Perfect for some noodles, or potatoes or some veggies like roasted broccoli and carrots. This sauce recipe makes enough to cover all choices, it will yield quite a lot ;)
It also lasts for some days in the fridge and you can easily reheat this in a pan, so it’s also nice to make it ahead for more stressful days. Although the recipe itself actually doesn’t take that long either. And it is super easy as it basically is like making smoothie, jut blending everything together. And you’ll get one of the creamiest sauces thanks to the cauliflower. Way better than whipping cream etc. :)
By the way, the noodles I have used here are black rice noodles. They give a nice color contrast, but next time I’d go for some with nuttier flavor. Or, as said, just for some more veggies :)
Recipe
prep time: about 20 minutes +++ yields: about 3 Cups
Ingredients
- 1 small cauliflower or ½ medium one (about 4 Cups chopped)
- 2 medium onions
- 1 Tbsp. sugar (optional)
- 2 Tbsp. tahini
- 1 glove garlic
- ½ Cup rice milk or water + more as needed to thin out
- 1 Tbsp. of lemon juice
- ¼ Cup nutritional yeast
- salt, pepper, nutmeg, curcuma, cayenne to taste
- Pasta or potato or broccoli to your choice
- some sesame seeds and chili flakes to sprinkle on top
Instructions:
Wash and coarsely chop the cauliflower. In a pot bring some water to simmer an either place the cauliflower directly into the water or steam it over it until it’s done (about 5-8 minutes). Let cool a bit.
Meanwhile cut the onions and in a pan over medium heat sauté them with some oil and sugar (you can omit the sugar if you don’t eat it) until they are nicely brown. Let cool a bit.
In a blender (Or you could also use an immersion blender) place of all of the ingredients except for the spices and blend until you have a smooth, creamy consistency. If you need some more liquid feel free to add as much as the desired consistency is achieved.
Add spices to taste. If the sauce isn’t warm enough you can heat it up again in a saucepan over medium heat.
Have with some pasta or potatoes.
This would be the perfect alternative to mac & cheese! That black rice pasta looks insane :D
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Hey Sarah :)
Heh, I actually never have eaten Mac&Cheese, it’s not really a thing here. But hey, now I can say I have eaten a replacement ;)
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Yeah it’s not massive here in the UK either but I guess American culture has some influences :) to be honest, you’re probably not missing out!
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good to know, I was just thinking if I should try it.. I just love cheese to much :)
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Oo give it a go then :)
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Awesome idea and alternative to unhealthy cheese options thanks for sharing
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Thanks, hope you like it :)
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Ohmygosh! Next week I’m posting a cauliflower pasta sauce also!Mine is pretty different than yours though — they just have the cauliflower and onion in common! Great minds think alike :)
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Haha, I guess cauliflower sauce is the new kale ;) Can’t wait to check out yours and the way you used the ingredients!
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This looks great! I could really use more veggies in my meals ESP when I’m busy this is a great idea! Sauce!
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Thanks Cher :) Yup, simple sometimes is the best. This also works great with some pumpkin if you want to swap veggies ;)
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Mmmm pumpkin sounds great for fall! Thanks Lea!
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I’m like THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME, I have NEVER seen black noodles, wherever did you find them?
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Those I found when I was on a hiking/climbing trip with friends by accident in a local organic food store. But they had japanese letters on them, so I’d look for them in asia markets :)
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Oh ok thanks hun 😄
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