Easy Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce, Vegan + Gluten-Free
It’s comfort food time…again!
This winter has been all about comfort food for me and today’s recipe is another to cozy up with on a chilly night. This Vegan +Gluten-Free Easy Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce is super simple to make and highly versatile.
Traditional alfredo sauce is made of everything that used to give me a stomach ache (back in my dairy-eating days), cream, butter and cheese. I love this dairy-free version because it’s rich and creamy but totally stomach ache free!
I kept my first alfredo dinner (I made enough sauce to last all week) pretty simple and used brown rice spirals (although fettuccine would have been a classic alfredo choice) and added a little steamed broccoli with parsley on top. Feel free to get really creative here and use whatever pasta/rice/quinoa and veggies you like- just about everything tastes good with this sauce on it!
- 1 small head of cauliflower, broken into florets
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- 2 tbs olive oil or vegan butter
- 3 cloves garlic
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbs tamari
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Bring a medium pot of water to boil. Add cauliflower and boil until tender (7- 10 minutes).
- Drain cauliflower and transfer to blender. Add all remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Use sauce right away or store in refrigerator for 3-4 days.
I swear, cauliflower is so magical! I’ve been wanting to try making it into a porridge or even a curry sauce!
I never would’ve thought to use cauliflower in a sauce, but this looks delicious! Do you think it would be good with nutritional yeast added in?
Nutritional yeast would be a great addition! I wanted to experiment with not using it for this recipe but I do think it would be great to make it taste cheesier!
Can i just say, AMAZING… Just tried this out and turned out so yummy. I used to make other vegan “Alfredo” sauce and this is the best. Its easy to make and low carb! Would recommend 🙂
Yay! I’m so glad you liked it!!
This looks delicious, and so healthy!
What is Tamari? Is there a substitute?
Tamari is gluten-free soy sauce, so you could use regular soy sauce if gluten isn’t a concern. Or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos!
Thanks for this quick and simple recipe! I am passing it on to my FB group “Super Quick Plant-Based Recipes”. Hopefully they will enjoy your site while looking at the recipe.
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing the recipe! 🙂