Gluten free vegan cauliflower cheese.

Hi everyone,

Here's what I made for dinner tonight it's a cauliflower baked in a chickpea sauce made with onions mushrooms tomatoes garlic cooked in olive oil to soften then a paste made with chickpea flour and cold water was added with the water used to cook the cauliflower. I added black pepper sage sprinkled golden linseeds on top then baked it for about 25mins until golden.

For an even creamier sauce you can use coconut milk, I liked it like this and was interested to try it as I've seen chickpeas used for vegan cheese dishes and I like nice simple food. This is also low carb so ticks a few free from boxes.

I love oven baked food this time of year too. 😊

[Zest]

Hi Hidden

Your Cauliflower Bake looks really scrumptious! I agree that oven-baked food is perfect for this time of year.

Zest

[Hidden in reply to Zest]

Thank you Zest a winter warmer. 😊

[TaurusLady]

Hi Jerry,

Big fan of cauliflower cheese

It is nice to see an alternative recipe for it..!

xx

[Hidden in reply to TaurusLady]

Thanks TaurusLady me too. 😊

[Hidden]

Looks delicious Jerry and what lovely ingredients, you really do know how to put a dish together.😋

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Alicia thats a lovely thing to say 🙏

Jerry 😊

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

You are a master at creativity in food.😁

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Alicia, I'd bought a locally grown cauliflower and was thinking whats for tea and this is what occurred so it was more luck than skill...😁

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Well the luck element definitely worked then. I love cauliflower and bought an organic one today and have frozen it ready for Christmas day.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Hey that sounds fantastic to me Alicia I buy locally grown ones too and they're so nice. 😊

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Nearly all of my veg is organic now, it also tastes so much better.😁

[Kitten-whiskers Administrator Vegan star]

That sounds lovely Jerry, your so creative. I bet that was so tasty 😀

[Hidden in reply to Kitten-whiskers]

Thanks Debs it tasted good chickpea flour is amazing for cooking and baking. 😊

[19sunflower]

Wow Jerry, that looks and sounds mouth wateringly yummy, def going to give it a try. 👍Thanks for sharing.

[Hidden in reply to 19sunflower]

Hey 19sunflower thanks thats a great thing to say. 😊

[Veeee]

Looks delicious Jerry. Please can you share your recipe?

[Hidden in reply to Veeee]

Thank you Veeee , all I did was mix a couple of desert spoons of gram flour into a smooth paste and mixed with stock to make the sauce and added that to the baking dish with the cauliflower onions mushrooms and tomatoes and baked.

Jerry 😊

[Fran182716 Prediabetic in reply to Hidden]

That sounds interesting and not difficult Hidden , I have no reason to avoid wheat but wonder whether chickpea flour would give more fibre and protein?

[Hidden in reply to Fran182716]

Thank you Fran, it is unbelievably easy to make and bake and very tasty. Being a coeliac gram flour is a bonus as its used extensively in vegan baking as an egg replacer.

Gram flour is a great substitute for wheat flour if you are diabetic/pre-diabetic so here's a link about it, they call it garbanzo bean flour in the US:

healthline.com/nutrition/ch...

Jerry 😊

[willsie01]

Looks great.

Is coconut milk ok health wise?

I ask because of the criticism of coconut oil and wondered if the milk has a high saturated fat content which is bad for people like me who’ve had heart issues.

[Hidden in reply to willsie01]

Hi willsie01 I personally like coconut milk but you can use almond milk or any plant based milk I should've made this clear.

Jerry 😊

[willsie01 in reply to Hidden]

That’s great info thanks 🙏

My “go to” milk is oat so I’ll try that.