Free From Broccoli Bake
This recipe is not only delicious but it’s packed with amazing and nutritious ingredients. Suitable for all the everyone it’s also gluten free, dairy free, vegan & vegetarian friendly, what a bonus! It’s also a great one for meal planning.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
(For Base)
- 1 Head Broccoli, stalks removed & chopped
- 1 Courgette, chopped
- 1 Large onion, diced
- 2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
(For Sauce)
- 1 Cup Walnuts, chopped
- 1 Cup Almond nibs/flaked almonds
- ¼ Cup Nutritional yeast
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 ½ Cups Water
(For The Crumb)
- ½ Cup Almond nibs/flaked almonds
- 1 Cup Chopped walnuts
- 1 Slice Wholegrain bread (gluten free if needed)
- ½ Cup Nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180∞Celcius
- Prepare the base
- In a large pan or wok, add your extra virgin olive oil, onions, broccoli, courgettes & celery and fry until softened
- Transfer to a large casserole dish
- To prepare your sauce
- Add your walnuts, almonds, nutritional yeast, lemon and water to a blender and blend until smooth
- Pour over your base mixture in the casserole dish
- To prepare the crumb
- Add your almond, walnuts, wholegrain bread and yeast to your blender (make sure it’s clean and dry after making your sauce) and blend until you get a crumb topping (I like to leave it a little chunky)
- Drizzle over the mixture in the casserole dish and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes