IDÉES APÉRITIF DE FÊTES | NOËL VEGAN

walnuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: pumpkin seeds

Sunflower seeds are lower in fat and cost-effective.

coconut cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

nutritional yeast

🥗Healthier: brewer's yeast

💰Cheaper: parmesan cheese

Brewer's yeast is a good substitute for a cheesy flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more affordable cooking oil.

Prepare the Mousse de Faux Gras by blending the tofu, cooked white beans, chopped mushrooms, minced shallot, white wine (or vegetable broth/water), soy sauce (or tamari), mustard, nutmeg, cinnamon, thyme, salt, and pepper until smooth. Serve on toasted whole grain bread cut into bite-sized pieces, garnished with a caper, olive, or fig jam.

For the Toasts de Faux Saumon, slice the carrot into thin strips using a peeler or mandoline. Mix with soy sauce (or tamari), white miso, seaweed salt (or seaweed flakes), and liquid smoke (or smoked paprika). Bake in the oven at 180°C for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve on toasted bread with flavored cream cheese, red onion, chives, and a few drops of lemon juice.

To make the Vegan Gratiné Cheese, soak cashews overnight, then blend with water, white wine (or vegetable broth/water), nutritional yeast, tapioca starch, lemon juice, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and white pepper. Cook on the stove, adding garlic cloves and thyme. You can either refrigerate it to bake later or bake immediately in the oven at 180°C for 20 minutes, then broil for an additional 5 minutes, watching closely to prevent burning. Serve with pine nuts or walnuts and rustic bread.

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