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Smoky Garlic Aioli Cauliflower Cheese

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25 Minute Smoky Garlic Aioli Cauliflower Cheese

Cauliflower Cheese with Smoky Garlic Aioli with Holy Moly dips. A simple recipe that takes 25 minutes to bake. Minimal ingredients and plant based using vegan cheese and vegan friendly Garlic Aioli from Holy Moly.

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What’s in the recipe?

Holy Moly Smoky Garlic Aioli- To keep ingredients minimal Holy Moly have come up with a simple recipe with the main ingredient being their new Aioli product.

Vegan Cheese- This recipe requires your favourite plant based cheese, we’ve opted for Violife. They have a smoky version if you can find it available, if not, any will work!

Cauliflower- Nothing works better than cauliflower for a recipe like this. I’ve used a whole head for this one, if you’ve making this for four people I’d suggest using a large head of cauliflower.


smoky garlic aioli cauliflower cheese

Cooking Tips:

Microwave the cauliflower- By doing this step first you cut down the baking time. Holy Moly have recommended 3 minutes, so be sure to cut up the florets into bite sized chunks to help keep the cooking time low.

Mix the coating- Mix together the Aioli, mustard, smoked paprika first before adding the grated cheese, then coating in the cauliflower to ensure a nicely blended texture.

Top with ‘parmesan’ or nutritional yeast- I’ve used nutritional yeast as I couldn’t get my hands on the vegan parmesan, however both work brilliantly. Top the cauliflower mix before baking then add another little pinch when out of the oven before serving.


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garlic aioli cauliflower cheese vegan

Smoky Garlic Aioli Cauliflower Cheese

Cauliflower Cheese with Smoky Garlic Aioli with Holy Moly dips. A simple recipe that takes 25 minutes to bake. Minimal ingredients and plant based!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 85 g half a tub of Holy Moly Smoky Garlic Aioli
  • 1 head cauliflower separated into florets
  • 35 g Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 200 g plant-based smoked cheddar Violife
  • 100 g plant-based Parmesan cheese Violife

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180C.
  • Start by chopping the Cheddar cheese into very small chunks, small enough that you can easily mix it up with the Smoky Garlic Aioli! Next grate the Parmesan cheese and set to one side.
  • Place the cauliflower florets into a large bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Poke a few holes in the plastic with a knife. Cook in the microwave for 3 minutes. Then transfer to an oven dish.
  • In a separate bowl, beat together the Smoky Garlic Aioli, Dijon mustard, smoked paprika and the smoked Cheddar until everything is well mixed.
  • Spoon the mix all over the cooked cauliflower in the oven dish. Sprinkle the grated parmesan cheese over the top. Bake in the oven for 5-10 mins until golden brown!

Notes

If you don't have vegan parmesan swap for a few tbsp of nutritional yeast (not to be mistaken for actual yeast!)
dessert Recipe

Raspberry & Chocolate Kisses

Vegan chocolate raspberry kisses valentines

Ingredients:

200g 70% chocolate

70g vegan cream cheese (I used Violife Creamy Original)

4 tbsp icing sugar (confectioners sugar)

50g raspberries (frozen or fresh)

Pinch sea salt

Method:

Melt 120g of the dark chocolate then pour into the base of muffin cases (or lined / silicone muffin tin)

Prepare the raspberry cream cheese filling by heating the raspberries in a pan until bubbling

Whisk the vegan cream cheese with the icing sugar until smooth, then add the raspberries and fold gently fold together

Spoon 1 tbsp onto the top of each chocolate base within the muffin tin *optional to place a fresh whole raspberry on top

Melt the remaining 80g of chocolate with a good pinch of sea salt and pour over the top of the raspberry cups and leave to set in the fridge

Vegan chocolate raspberry kisses valentines
Vegan chocolate raspberry kisses valentines
Vegan chocolate raspberry kisses valentines
Recipe

Simple Week Night Soup Recipe

Ingredients

Dried Spices:
2 tsp smoked paprika 
1 tsp chipotle flakes 
1 tsp chilli flakes 
1:2 tsp cinnamon 
1 bay leaf 
1 tsp sage 
Large pinch salt
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2 cloves garlic minced 
1 white onion diced 
Red pepper diced 
Yellow pepper diced 
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1 tin tomatoes, 400g
Fill the tin with water x 2
450g cooked pulses & beans 
1 tin coconut milk 

chunky soup recipe

Method

-Using a deep pot add 1tbsp olive oil to a pan and gently fry the chopped onion for around 5 minutes, followed by the chopped peppers for a further 3, then add the minced garlic and allow to cook

-Add the tinned tomatoes, filling the empty tin with water (twice) and add to the pot  followed by all the dried spices and salt and allow to simmer for around 15 minutes

-Add the cooked beans and pulses* (I used a frozen bag of chickpeas and beans which only require 5 minutes of cooking) 

-In the final few minutes, add the tin of coconut milk and heat through, giving the soup a taste test, adding a little more  seasoning if needed 

-Serve up with freshly chopped tomatoes on top, a drizzle of olive oil and a final sprinkling of salt on each bowl

 

*If not already cooked, add the beans and pulses in with the tinned tomatoes and allow to simmer for around 30-40 minutes until cooked through 

Recipe

3 Easy Pesto Recipes

3 easy pesto recipes

Making my own pesto was always something I thought of a task, especially when I could buy a range of options in jars cutting cost and time... however I have since come to realise this is all incorrect!

Nothing beats the taste or smell of fresh pesto whipped up in your kitchen. In terms of time and cost, it takes minutes to prepare and can be far cheaper when making in batches. 

I've popped together some of my absolute favourite and no-fuss recipes for you to try at home. Whether you're dipping your carrots, coating your veggies or twirling it in your tagliatelle, you need to give these a go. 

Method of cooking:

All these pestos can be eaten raw, slow roasted or added to your pasta dish in the last 5 minutes. It all depends how you like it.

avocado pesto recipe

Avocado & Pine Nut Pesto 

Ingredients:

1 Avocado (I used a gem avocado)
2 cloves garlic
1 cup basil
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4, cup olive oil
Pinch of olive oil

 

spinach pesto vegan recipe

Creamy Spinach Pesto

Ingredients:

1 cup baby spinach 

1 cup fresh basil 

1 clove garlic

1/4 cup cashew nuts (soaked or raw)

1/2 lemon squeezed 

1/4 cup olive oil

large pinch salt

1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)

 

easy pine nut pesto recipe

Classic Pine Nut

Ingredients:

1/4 cup pine nuts

1 cup fresh basil 

1/4 cup good quality olive oil

1/2 squeezed fresh lemon 

1 large clove smoked garlic

Large pinch salt

2 tbsp nutritional yeast 

 

 


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Maybe you have a favourite pesto recipe, or a top tip to share... let me know in the comments!