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vegan bechamel sauce
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Vegan Bechamel Sauce

Smooth, delicious vegan bechamel sauce for all your vegan bechamel sauce needs! Ideal for moussaka, lasagna and even baked mac and cheese!
Cook Time5 minutes
Infusing Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: All
Keyword: béchamel sauce, vegan béchamel sauce
Servings: 4
Calories: 201kcal
Author: Richard Makin

Ingredients

  • ½ onion White or brown
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 550 ml soy milk unsweetened and unflavoured
  • 60 g vegan butter or 5 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 50 g plain white flour aka all purpose flour
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • salt and pepper to test

Instructions

  • Place the onion, cloves, bay leaf and soy milk in a medium saucepan and place over medium/low heat. Once steam starts to rise from the soy milk (but before it starts to boil) turn off the heat, cover with a lid and leave to infuse for a minimum of 10 minutes. Once infused, remove the onion, cloves and bay leaf from the soy milk and discard.
    ½ onion, 2 cloves, 1 bay leaf, 550 ml soy milk
    infusing the milk
  • To make the roux, place a separate medium saucepan over medium/low heat and add the vegan butter. Once melted, add the plain white flour and whisk until a paste forms. Keep whisking for a further minute.
    60 g vegan butter, 50 g plain white flour
    add the flour
  • Little by little, add the infused soy milk to the roux, whisking constantly until all the soy milk is added. Keep whisking until you have a smooth sauce. Continue to cook for 5-10 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
    add the vegan milk
  • Finally whisk in the nutmeg and season with salt and pepper to taste.
    pinch ground nutmeg, salt and pepper to test

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams | Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 167mg | Potassium: 232mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1114IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 1mg