Heart Healthy Mornay Sauce
Smooth béchamel sauce made with cottage cheese and olive oil.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 49kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup low fat milk Higher fat milks will work.
- 3 ounce low fat cottage cheese About ⅓ cup. See note.
- 1½ tablespoon flour
- 1½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil mild flavor
- ⅛ teaspoon nutritional yeast optional
Instructions
- Warm 1 cup low fat milk. Microwaving for 1 minute works.
- In a small sauce pan, heat 1½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil over medium heat.
- Whisk in 1½ tablespoon flour.Cook for about a minute until the flour smell is gone without browning.
- Reduce heat to low, then slowly add milk while whisking. Try to keep the mixture homogenized, and don't forget the corners of the pan.When all the milk has been added, you should have a thin sauce.Cook for a couple of minutes until it thickens a little.
- Add 3 ounce low fat cottage cheese a spoonful at a time while whisking, allowing the cheese to mostly melt before adding more.
- Season with nutritional yeast, salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately. See note for serving later, or storing.
Notes
I recommend a flavorful cottage cheese such as Good Culture or Nancy's to get the best cheese flavor.
This sauce will thicken as it cools. You can reheat it slowly which will thin it out. You might need to add some milk to get the right texture.
You can also refrigerate and heat in a saucepan, or microwave later. You'll probably want to add some milk. I microwave for 30 seconds then add milk, then microwave for another 30 seconds. Make sure that it doesn't boil.