Dairy Free Alternative Topping for Lasagne

Lee_Howden

Can anyone suggest a Dairy Free Alternative topping for Lasagne? It also needs to be reasonably low in fat.

Since I have had to reduce my Dairy intake down considerably, including Cheese, I've not had a Lasagne. I would like to somehow put that right as it was one of my favourite homemade meals when done correctly.

Fluff15

Either make your own vegan cheese sauce from cauliflower (low fat):

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2013/05/cheesy-cauliflower-sauce.html (I've made this without the miso and it's nice)

Or one from flour and vegan spreads (higher fat):

http://ohsheglows.com/2011/08/18/quick-dirty-5-ingredient-vegan-cheeze-sauce-recipe-challenge/

Or use this with non-dairy milk:

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/free-easy-dairy-free-cheese-flavour-sauce-mix-60081032

You can get non-dairy products from Tesco. However, any cheese alternatives will have higher other types of fat.

A low fat dairy alternative would be a small sprinkling of sharp cheddar and some creme fraiche.

Lee_Howden

Fluff15 wrote: »

Either make your own vegan cheese sauce from cauliflower (low fat):

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2013/05/cheesy-cauliflower-sauce.html (I've made this without the miso and it's nice)

Or one from flour and vegan spreads (higher fat):

http://ohsheglows.com/2011/08/18/quick-dirty-5-ingredient-vegan-cheeze-sauce-recipe-challenge/

Or use this with non-dairy milk:

http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/free-easy-dairy-free-cheese-flavour-sauce-mix-60081032

You can get non-dairy products from Tesco. However, any cheese alternatives will have higher other types of fat.

A low fat dairy alternative would be a small sprinkling of sharp cheddar and some creme fraiche.

Thanks for those. I think I've got an idea for the Bechamel Sauce as I currently use Rice Milk (mainly on my Breakfast) and I have a recipe to trial. I'm mainly after the crispy topping to substitute the grated Cheese that usually comes on top of Lasagne, after the Bechamel Sauce.

One possibility I had thought of was Breadcrumbs?

juliettet

Fry a mixture of breacrumbs and a spoonful of polenta (cornmeal) together. That makes a nice crunch.

Lee_Howden

juliettet wrote: »

Fry a mixture of breacrumbs and a spoonful of polenta (cornmeal) together. That makes a nice crunch.

Oooh, now there's an idea! Many Thanks.

Are there anymore ideas?

lessonlearned

You can get cheese made from coconut milk - it's not cheap but for an occasional treat?

I've only seen it in health food shops.

If you fancy making your own cheese try https://www.allthecooks.com or just google making vegan cheese.