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Pasta with Creamy Red Pepper Cashew Sauce [vegan]
This silky and tasty pasta recipe with creamy red pepper cashew sauce is super easy to make and absolutely delicious.
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 300 g dry pasta
- 150 g unsalted cashews
- 190 g roasted red peppers from a jar
- 3 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 Tbsp water
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- salt & pepper
TOPPINGS:
- handful of black olives
- 6-8 sundried tomatoes in oil
- fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Soak the cashews for 4hrs to overnight in a bowl of water.
- Drain cashews. Place in a blender with red peppers, nutritional yeast, garlic clove, lemon juice, smoked paprika and water. Blend until you have a smooth and creamy sauce. Season to taste.
- When ready to cook, boil some water in a saucepan and cook pasta according to packet instructions.
- Drain cooked pasta. Toss in cashew sauce.
- Serve straight away topped with olives, sliced sundried tomatoes and fresh basil leaves.
Nutrition
Serving: 250gCalories: 533kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 20gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 24mgPotassium: 708mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1670IUVitamin C: 66mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 4mg