Deliciously Creamy Easy Vegan Walnut Pasta Sauce
This deliciously creamy, easy-to-make, vegan walnut pasta sauce will no doubt become a standard in your recipe rotations. Easy to make with only 8 ingredients, this walnut white sauce is high in protein, chock full of nutrients, and lower in saturated fat than its cousin the traditional dairy-free cashew cream sauce. With a buttery-smooth consistency, this sauce is the perfect substitute to create vegan Alfredo pasta, creamed spinach, or even a white sauce lasagna! Get creative in the kitchen and see what else you can create with this velvety delicious alternative to a heavy cream sauce.
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups raw walnuts soaked overnight
- 1 tbsp Crickets & Tumbleweed Arbequina Olive Oil or your favorite virgin olive oil
- ½ small yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and sliced
- 1½ cups unsweetened soy milk
- ½ cup vegan Parmesan cheese optional
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp salt or 1 tsp if desired
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- pinch ground nutmeg to taste
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1 lb pasta your choice
Instructions
- Cook pasta until al dente, drain, and set aside(reserve 1 cup of the cooking water).1 lb pasta
- Using a large skillet, heat C&T Arbequina Olive Oil over medium heat.1 tbsp Crickets & Tumbleweed Arbequina Olive Oil
- Toss in chopped onion and sliced garlic and cook until translucent and fragrant (avoid browning garlic). About 3-5 minutes.½ small yellow onion, 2 cloves garlic
- Combine sauteed garlic and onion, soaked walnuts, soy milk, vegan cheese, or yeast, and salt in a bowl. Transfer to a high-speed blender and blend until extremely smooth.1¼ cups raw walnuts, 1½ cups unsweetened soy milk, ½ cup vegan Parmesan cheese, 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- Pour sauce into the empty pasta pot, add nutmeg, and stir over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.½ tsp salt, pinch ground nutmeg, fresh ground pepper
- Gently toss the pasta into the sauce until fully coated.
- Stir in reserved pasta cooking water for a thinner consistency if desired.
- Plate and garnish with chopped parsley and vegan Parmesan cheese (optional).¼ cup fresh parsley
Notes
Pair with Ethereal white, Evanescence Rose, or Theory 3 (GSM).