Eazy Cheezy Sauce with Silken Tofu Base

Vegan

Despite what looks like a long list of ingredients, this deliciously vegan, creamy cheezy sauce is a quick whizz of a dish! Get the ingredients and your kit ready and just go.

It's very nice served with any dish that needs a cheese sauce. However, we particularly enjoy it with big macaroni or shell pasta, topped with thinly-sliced tomatoes, a sprinkling of paprika and black pepper then shoved under a hot grill for 10 minutes.

Serves:

4-6

Time:

20 minutes

Diabetic friendly

Gluten free

No nuts

No sesame

Reduced fat

Reduced sugar

Ingredients:

1 shallot OR ¼ small red onion – finely chopped

1 medium clove garlic, crushed

2 squirts oil spray

225/8oz plain tofu, any type (silken or firm)

600ml/21fl oz soya milk

Generous ½ cup/30g/1oz nutritional yeast flakes

2 tbsp cornflour OR 1 tbsp arrowroot

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp cider vinegar

2 tsp Dijon mustard

½ - 1 tsp salt, according to taste

½ tsp paprika

¼ tsp turmeric

Generous pinch of mild chilli powder

Black pepper

Optional: 1 tbsp pale miso

Method:

1. In a pan, sauté the onion and garlic in the oil spray until the onion is softened.

2. Meanwhile, blend the tofu until it is completely smooth – use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl or food processor and integrate any lumpy bits.

3. Add the cooked onion/garlic plus the rest of the ingredients and blend again until it is smooth. Heat gently before using.