Vegan Lasagna Bechamel with Sweet Potatoes & Cauliflower

5 from 3 votes

Vegan Lasagna Bechamel with Sweet Potato and Cauliflower. Easy Bechamel sauce. Dairy-free Recipe. Can be easily made glutenfree

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Lasagna

Cuisine: Gluten-free, Vegan

Keyword: bechamel lasagna, vegan lasagna

Servings:

Author: Vegan Richa

2 Tablespoons Vegan butter
2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
5 Tablespoons flour I used half spelt half bread flour
2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
1/2 Sweet Potato or yam sliced raw or roasted. I used roasted
Thinly sliced Cauliflower florets raw or lightly blanched. I used raw
breadcrumbs or cheese
8-10 Lasagna Sheets no-boil
dried parsley and thyme
1/4 cup bread crumbs or vegan parmesan or coarse ground cashew/almond mixed with nutritional yeast

In a medium pan, melt the butter/oil on medium. Add the flour and whisk to form a roux or thick paste. Cook 1-2 minutes until it is just about to change color.
Add almond milk, whisk as you add, making sure there are no lumps. Add the nutmeg, black pepper and salt to taste.
Remove from heat after the sauce has thickened into a smooth gravy-like velvety texture. (Use 1.5 cups almond milk for thicker sauce. I used 2 cups as the sauce will thicken further during baking)

Layer some bechamel, top with Lasagna sheets. Top with thin slices of cauliflower. Sprinkle a little salt, (sprinkle chili flakes and garlic powder.Optional)
Drizzle some more bechamel sauce. Layer Lasagna sheets. Top the sheets with cooked Sweet potato slices(or thin raw slices). Sprinkle some dried thyme or parsley.
Drizzle a little bechamel (or marinara). Top with Lasagna sheets.
Spread the rest of the bechamel. Top with Bread crumbs mixed with dried herbs of choice, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper, or Cheese(vegan mozzarella shreds or parmesan or ground cashew/almond +nutritional yeast). Cover the pan with aluminium foil.
Bake in preheated 360 degrees F / 180ºc for 50 minutes to an hour. Take itout of the oven. Remove foil. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving.

Variations:
You can add 1-2 layers of Marinara or Bolgonese sauce, some non dairy cheese(mozzarella or herbed Tofu Ricotta) and lasagna sheets.

Nutritional values based on one serving