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Simple Cheese Sauce

This is such a versatile dish to have in your repertoire. It can be used as a sauce or a dip and any flavor cheese can be used. I use vegetable broth in this to make it lighter, but using milk will give a richer sauce.

What you need

  1. 2 cups vegetable broth or milk
  2. 1 cup grated or finely diced cheese
  3. 2 tbl olive oil
  4. 1 tbl margarine or butter
  5. 2-3 tbl whole wheat or white unbleached flour

How to make it

  1. In a small pan, or in the microwave, heat broth to just below the boil and keep warm
  2. Place olive oil and margarine into a small saucepan and heat over medium
  3. When margarine stops foaming, sprinkle in flour and whisk to coat flour with fat and remove any lumps
  4. Allow flour to cook for a few minutes
  5. Add 1/2 cup of the hot vegetable broth and whisk quickly to incorporate until no lumps remain
  6. Add another 1/2 cup of the broth and aqain whisk until no lumps remain
  7. At this point, you can add all the remaining broth and whisk
  8. Continue heating until the sauce has thickened about 3-5 minutes
  9. Add cheese and stir until melted - time will vary based on the type of cheese you use
  10. Turn off heat - sauce will thicken as it stands

Try using Gorgonzola or Brie as an alternative to the standard Cheddar cheese. This can be served with vegetables or with baked potatoes.

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