I've been making this casserole since the beginning of time, or so. I don't get to make it very often because the smell of cooking broccoli makes poor Mr. Wing-It gag, and this needs to bake for at least 45 long, stinking minutes. This is a very simple recipe with very simple flavors. I like simple flavors and this is my favorite way to enjoy this dish, but if you have more adventurous taste buds you can definitely customize it with herbs, or spicy peppers, or chocolate chips if that's what you want. I'm not judgin' you.
You can make this with fresh broccoli and cauliflower that you cook specifically for this casserole, but I usually just use leftover veg that needs to be used up. It doesn't have to be broccoli or cauliflower! This sauce is mild flavored and goes well with lots of vegetables. I've made it with sautéed mushrooms a few times which was quite tasty. I do add oregano and thyme when I make a mushroom casserole with this sauce.
Anyway, the sauce is cashew based. Cashews are expensive, so I try to combine me nuts with other cheaper thickeners to make saucy cashew dishes. In this case I used cornstarch, but I've made this with tapioca starch and it worked just as well. The cashews do need to be soaked in water, preferably overnight, because that's what makes this sauce nice and creamy. Prep time is only a few minutes if you're using leftover broccoli and cauliflower, which is a big plus for me because I've been feeling super lazy when it comes to cooking. And other things. Most things that aren't Netflix marathons.
This makes enough for two if you want it as a side dish, or just one if you're eating the whole thing by yourself straight out of the pan like a savage like me. Nobody's looking!
Are you ready for this post's cute animal photo? What is going on here? Are these young geese running? Doing the funky chicken dance? Is the one in the back going to try to leap over the one in the front like Evel Knievel leaping over a long row of cars? Behold the cute!
You can make this with fresh broccoli and cauliflower that you cook specifically for this casserole, but I usually just use leftover veg that needs to be used up. It doesn't have to be broccoli or cauliflower! This sauce is mild flavored and goes well with lots of vegetables. I've made it with sautéed mushrooms a few times which was quite tasty. I do add oregano and thyme when I make a mushroom casserole with this sauce.
Anyway, the sauce is cashew based. Cashews are expensive, so I try to combine me nuts with other cheaper thickeners to make saucy cashew dishes. In this case I used cornstarch, but I've made this with tapioca starch and it worked just as well. The cashews do need to be soaked in water, preferably overnight, because that's what makes this sauce nice and creamy. Prep time is only a few minutes if you're using leftover broccoli and cauliflower, which is a big plus for me because I've been feeling super lazy when it comes to cooking. And other things. Most things that aren't Netflix marathons.
This makes enough for two if you want it as a side dish, or just one if you're eating the whole thing by yourself straight out of the pan like a savage like me. Nobody's looking!
Broccoli and Cauliflower Mini Casserole
Recipe Type: Side Dish/Main Dish
Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten Free
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Serves: 2
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Are you ready for this post's cute animal photo? What is going on here? Are these young geese running? Doing the funky chicken dance? Is the one in the back going to try to leap over the one in the front like Evel Knievel leaping over a long row of cars? Behold the cute!
I guess I'm weird in that I don't mind the smell of cooked cruciferous vegetables - good thing, since that casserole looks and sounds HEAVENLY!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, looks like the ducks are playing leapfrog :)
I don't mind them either! I've thought about bringing the toaster oven outside so I can cook cruciferous vegetables to my heart's content, but then there is the matter of the pesky wasps that won't leave me alone!
ReplyDeleteSide note: The nutritional yeast in this casserole can be optional :)
EUNF. Those casseroles look INSANE.
ReplyDeleteThey are a bit nutty! Ha! Get it? Insane? Nutty? Cashews? It's because they have nuts in them! They are nutty! Sorry, Jes. I'll shut up and go away now.
ReplyDeleteHi hi hi!
ReplyDeleteI am back from my three week US trip and catching up on a million blog posts.
I have just come back from US summer to Brisbane winter, so it is getting cold in here... so put on all your clothes! And I will have to make this at some point because it looks so good.
Except first I need to eat kale for five million years because I have been eating so much stuff that has not been kale. ;)
Hi hi hi! Welcome back! Put on all your clothes, like when Joey put on all of Chandler's clothes on Friends! :D
ReplyDeleteI saw you! I saw you! Well, I didn't "see you" see you, but I saw you on people's VVC recap posts. *Stalker*
My favourite kind of stalker. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhen do you add the milk?
ReplyDeleteSorry about that! I typed in "water" instead of milk when I was writing the instructions. Doh! It's fixed now! :)
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