Vegan Cashew Alfredo Sauce Food

5 MINUTE NO COOK VEGAN CASHEW ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the cashews, water, salt, nutritional yeast and garlic in a high-speed blender and blend until silky smooth, 1-2 minutes. If you have a soup setting on your blender, you can heat and blend at the same time but you really don't need to if you're tossing with hot pasta.
• Use immediately, or store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to three days. Reheat over medium-low on stove.

VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a skillet to medium heat, add chopped shallots (or onion), garlic and coconut oil. Cook until softened (5-10 mins).
• Transfer garlic and onion to a blender with raw cashews (strained), almond milk, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, sea salt, pepper and paprika. Blend until smooth.
• To make pasta: bring a pot of water to a boil and add noodles. Cook as directed on package, until al-dente (typically 7-9 minutes). Strain and transfer noodles back to pot. Pour Alfredo sauce over noodles and mix to combine. Taste, season with more sea salt and pepper as desired. Optional to add chopped parsley, stir to combine, and cayenne pepper flakes to taste.

VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Add the cashews to a medium bowl and cover with water. Cover with plastic wrap and let soak, refrigerated, overnight.
• Drain the cashews and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until light golden, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Transfer the mixture to a high-powered blender. Add the cashews, vegetable broth, almond milk, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, nutmeg, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Blend until smooth and combined.
• To serve, heat the Alfredo sauce in a large skillet and toss with your favorite pasta and a splash of pasta water.

VEGAN CASHEW ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak cashews in 1 1/2 cups water until softened in a bowl, at least 20 minutes.
• Drain water; add almond milk. Blend mixture in an electric blender or food processor until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add water until sauce is slightly thinner than you want it for the final product, as it thickens when heated. Add garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; blend until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a saucepan. Heat on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until heated through and desired thickness is achieved, about 5 minutes. You can add additional water or almond milk if sauce becomes too thick.

VEGAN FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package instructions.
• While the pasta boils, heat the oil or butter in a small skillet over medium. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring often. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked garlic to a blender (discard the oil). Add the cream cheese, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, nutmeg, 3/4 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and blend the ingredients into a creamy sauce. Season to taste with black pepper and salt, then add more lemon juice, if desired.
• To prepare the optional topping, add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse until the mixture is finely ground.
• When the pasta is ready, drain it and return it to the pot over low heat. Stir in the sauce and heat the pasta until well coated and warmed through. Serve immediately, and sprinkle with vegan Parmesan or the topping, if desired.