What's for Breakfast: Vegan Benedict with Caramelized Onions

Before I became vegan, eggs benedict (without the ham) was one of my absolute favorite meals. I hate egg whites, so I would pick those off, but there was something about the slightly sweet thickness of the hollandaise sauce mixed with the runniness of the soft-poached yolk was just the perfect breakfast.

One day, my mom and I were brainstorming breakfast ideas, and I was lamenting my loss of eggs benedict, specifically hollandaise sauce. Mom took that as a challenge.

For Mother's Day, I'm sharing her amazing recipe for vegan hollandaise (with a few of my modifications), and my recipe for the perfect benedict.

Vegan Benedict with Caramelized Onions & Mushrooms

Makes 2 servings.

Ingredients

Hollandaise Sauce

1/8 C vegan margarine

1/8 C flour (I used chickpea flour, and it was delish)

1 tbsp. faux chicken seasoning (like better than boullion)

1 pinch turmeric

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 pinch paprika

1 pinch salt

1 13-oz. can coconut milk

Caramelized Onions & Mushrooms

1 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil

1/2 onion, sliced

5 cremini mushrooms, sliced

2 tsp. garlic powder

Benedict Toppings

2 whole wheat vegan English muffins

1 Tomato, sliced

1 Avocado, sliced

Spinach

Step-by-Step

Hollandaise Sauce

1. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, melt margarine. Whisk in flour, chicken seasoning, turmeric, garlic powder, paprika, and salt until all clumps are gone. Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes, letting the mixture thicken.
2. Add about 1/4 C coconut milk and salt, stirring vigorously to avoid clumping. Add the remainder of the coconut milk. Cook for another 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. If the sauce is too thin, add a little more flour or some corn starch.

Caramelized Onions & Mushrooms

1. In a skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. Once the olive oil is heated through, add onions. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until translucent.
2. Add mushrooms and garlic powder. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10-15 minutes, until onions are caramelized.

Benedict

1. Toast English muffins. Layer onto the muffins spinach, tomato, caramelized onions and mushrooms, then avocado. Pour hollandaise over the muffins.