This Vegan Bechamel Sauce is super creamy, quick to make and delicious.
Back in my Gastronomy Master, the Chef used to say, that no cook should call himself a cook if he can not make a perfect bechamel sauce eye’s wide shot!
I also think that mastering a Bechamel sauce is a skill that everyone should master because you can use this sauce for a variety of dishes, such as pasta, lasagna, casseroles, and any other dish that needs a creamy and saucy component such as this Vegan Eggplant Involtini.
Which Ingredients Make a Traditional Bechamel Sauce?
To make a traditional Bechamel Sauce you need butter, wheat flour, milk, nutmeg and salt. That simple! Optionally you can add Pepper, preferably White Pepper, so the Sauce looks White, without black spots.
I am making a vegan bechamel sauce with extra virgin oil (you can also use vegan butter or margarine), chickpea flour, almond milk, nutmeg, pepper, and salt.
Variations:
You can optionally add Nutritional Yeast to add some Dairy Flavor, that the traditional milk delivers.
Feel free to use black pepper (as I did), when the sauce is going into another preparation, and you don’t need a pure white sauce.
You can use any other plant based milk, always choosing a creamy one. You just need to replace the plant milk with the same quantity.
I also like adding nutritional yeast. It contributes to the “dairy-like” flavor we are used to get from a traditional dairy-based bechamel sauce.
Nutritional Yeast Parmesan: why adding Nutritional Yeast to your diet is a good idea?
According to WebMed, nutritional yeast is rich in nutrients often lacking from vegetarian and vegan diets. It’s also free of gluten, soy, and sugar, making it a great dietary addition for people with food sensitivities. However, research shows that its nutritional content can benefit any diet.
This bechamel with almond milk is the one that I use to make other dishes such as the Veggie Lasagna,
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Vegan Bechamel Sauce Recipe
Equipment
- Cooking pot
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons chickpeas flour
- 4 cups almond milk unsweetened
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon Fine sea salt
- pinch Pepper
Instructions
- Start making the bechamel by melting the olive oil on a saucepan and adding the flour.
- When it starts to brown, cook it for 1 minute more and add the vegetable milk.
- Stir with a whisk until it starts to get creamy. Add the nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Notes
Delicioussss!!!!! OMG!