Easy Vegan Hollandaise Sauce
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4.9
Easy Vegan Hollandaise Sauce
Description
Easy Vegan Hollandaise Sauce features soft tofu combined with mustard, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, plant-based milk, olive oil, soy sauce, and spices, including paprika and turmeric for a mild, golden tone. Blended until smooth, the sauce achieves a creamy consistency without traditional ingredients like eggs or butter. Warming it gently prevents curdling and improves texture before drizzling on toast or muffins. The turmeric adds a subtle earthiness and color representative of classic Hollandaise sauce.
The flavor strikes a balance between tanginess from the lemon juice and a gentle savory note from the mustard and nutritional yeast. The sauce's texture is creamy and smooth, making it versatile as a topping or drizzle. It complements plant-based bread bases, optionally layered with fresh slices of tomato and avocado, creating a wholesome and satisfying vegan alternative to the classic sauce.
For best results, taste and adjust the seasoning after blending, as the saltiness and acidity can be fine-tuned. The plant-based milk amount controls thickness, allowing for a pourable or slightly thicker sauce depending on preference.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup tofu soft
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
- ½ cup plant-based milk plain unsweetened
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- Pinch paprika
- Pinch Turmeric
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 8 lices bread whatever is available or preferred), toasted (optional, or English muffins
- 1 tomato thinly sliced (optional
- 1 avocado thinly sliced (optional
- cayenne pepper for garnishing (optional
- paprika for garnishing (optional
- black pepper for garnishing (optional, freshly ground
Instructions
- Place the soft tofu, mustard, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, plant-based milk, oil, soy sauce, paprika, and turmeric in a blender. Blend until smooth. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
- In a saucepan over low heat, warm the hollandaise sauce.
- Optionally, to assemble a sandwich: On each half muffin or toast, place a slice of tomato and a few slices of avocado. Drizzle the warmed hollandaise sauce on top and sprinkle the sauce with a bit of pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
Notes
- Use soft tofu to get the creamy texture typical of Hollandaise sauce.
- A small amount of turmeric adds the classic yellow color without altering the flavor significantly.
- Season the sauce after blending, adjusting salt, pepper, mustard, and lemon juice to taste for balance.
- Plant-based milk quantity influences thickness; add more for a thinner sauce, less for thicker.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 340 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 340kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Sodium | 579mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 682mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 479IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 137mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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