Vegan 'Oat' Cheese in a Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Variations of 'cheese' sauce made using oatmeal are all over the internet. This version is a little different as it uses more nutritional yeast than most. I think it gives it a richer flavour. It is easy to make too. This is such a versatile sauce. I use it as a topping when I serve a potato bar, over steamed veggies, or as a topping on pizza after it has baked etc.

Ingredients

Sliced Bread


Cheese Sauce

1 1/2 cups nutritional yeast
1 tsp vegetable stock powder or salt to taste
1/2 tsp onion powder
dash cayenne pepper
dash black pepper
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp turmeric
1/2 cup quick oats
2-2 1/8 cups water
1 Tblsp cornstarch
1/4 cup roasted red peppers



Place all of the cheese sauce ingredients into a blender and blend for about a minute.

Transfer the mixture to a pot and bring it to a boil making sure to stir/whisk it frequently.  It will stick to the bottom of the pot otherwise.

If the mixture is too thick add a little water to thin it out. But when making grilled cheese, I like the mixture a bit thicker.

Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat.

To Make the Grilled Cheese

 Take a slice of bread and place it in a fry pan. You can preheat the pan if you choose.

Add some of the oat cheese sauce to the top of the slice of bread. Top with another slice of bread.

Brown the bottom of the sandwich and flip and brown the other side.

Enjoy!

 This recipe was inspired by this recipe: http://www.mrsplantintexas.com/2015/06/oat-cheese-sauce.html