Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
Prep Time: 15 mins
Servings: 4
An amazing oil-free, flavour packed sauce that pairs with any pasta and veggie! Cooking time does not include roasting peppers or soaking cashews.
Equipment
- BLENDER
Ingredients
- 12 ounces (340 grams) brown rice, whole wheat, quinoa, or legume pasta, any shape you like
- ¾ cup cashews (unsalted and unroasted) soaked for 1 to 3 hours in water*
- ¾ cup roasted red peppers , about 2 roasted red peppers, peeled, seeds and stems removed **
- 2 large garlic cloves
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- ¾ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ - ½ crushed red pepper flakes , depending on how spicy you like it
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- Pinch black pepper or to taste
- ¾ cup hot water or vegetable broth* plus more as needed
- For serving: Sliced black olives, fresh herbs, microgreens
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once boiling add the pasta and cook until al dente.
- Meanwhile, drain the cashews and add them to a blender along with all other ingredients. Blend until completely smooth and add more liquid as needed (water or broth). Taste and reseason as needed with salt and black pepper
- When the pasta is done, reserve about ½ cup of pasta cooking liquid then drain, rinse the pasta with running water, and return the pasta back to the pot. Pour the desired amount of sauce onto the pasta and toss with tongs to mix. Keep adding more sauce until it’s how you like it. Use the remaining pasta water to thin if needed.
Notes
*Soaking cashews: You can get away with not soaking your cashews if you have a highspeed blender.
**Roast your own peppers! It's easy and way more delicious. See post for how-to!
Adding veggies: I generally serve this pasta with roasted or sautéed veggies. Try sautéed mushrooms and onions or roasted cauliflower or steamed broccoli.
Adding beans: Add a can (drained and rinsed) of chickpeas to this roasted red pepper pasta.
Leftover sauce will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days. It will also thicken as it sits. Just give it a little stir or add extra warm liquid to loosen.
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