Walnut Pasta Sauce (Vegan)
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Creamy walnut pasta sauce, a 10-mins vegan sauce that's dairy-free and gluten-free. This walnut pasta recipe is so easy to make, high in protein and only requires 7-8 basic ingredients with your pasta of choice.
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups walnuts, raw soaked overnight
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ small cooking onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled & sliced
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened soy milk
- ½ cup vegan Parmesan cheese, optional or 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp - 1 tsp salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Pinch of ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- pasta of choice
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente, reserve 1 cup of the cooking water, and then drain.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil over medium heat, and cook onion and garlic slices until fragrant, about 3-5 mins. You want the garlic to be light in colour, but not browned, as it will be bitter.
- In a high-speed blender, add the cooked garlic and onion, soaked walnuts, soy milk, vegan cheese or yeast, if using, and salt. Blend until very smooth.
- Add sauce to the pot you cooked your pasta in with a pinch of nutmeg, heat over medium heat. Once warmed, season with additional salt, if needed and pepper to taste.
- Add pasta and toss well to coat.
- Add reserved cooking water if the consistency is too thick.
- When ready to serve, garnish with the chopped parsley and more vegan parmesan cheese as desired.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 512 Fat: 31g Saturated fat: 3.25g Trans fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 45g Sugar: 3g Sodium: 483mg Fiber: 6.6g Protein: 18.4g Cholesterol: 0mg
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2020/03/12/walnut-pasta-sauce-vegan/