Equipment
- High Speed Blender
- Medium Saucepan
Ingredients
- ½ pound fettuccini or linguine, gluten free if desired
- 1 cup cauliflower florets
- ½ cup raw cashews
- 4 garlic cloves
- ¼ yellow onion
- ½ - ⅔ cup pasta water or plain plant based milk
- 1 tbsp white miso paste
- ½ tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp coconut aminos
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- ¼ cup fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish
Method
- Fill a medium saucepan half full with water and place on stove over high heat. Add cauliflower, cashews, garlic, and onion. Boil for 10 minutes until cauliflower is VERY soft - should crumble easily when pierced with a fork.
- Drain water and transfer the cauliflower, cashews, garlic and onion to a high speed blender. Meanwhile, fill the same medium sauce pan with water and cook pasta according to package instructions while you finish making sauce.
- Drain cooked pasta, reserving 2/3 cup of pasta water and set aside. Return the cooked pasta to the pan.
- Add the remaining ingredients along with 1/2 cup of pasta water to the blender and blend on high until super smooth and creamy. Add more water if needed. Season to taste.
- Pour blended Alfredo sauce over the noodles and stir to coat, adding pasta water little by little if needed.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot, topped with fresh cracked black pepper, reserving a little extra parsley for a finishing garnish.
Notes
*Reserve any leftover sauce in an airtight container to be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Reheat on stove and toss with cooked pasta right before serving.
*Miso Paste and Nutritional Yeast are what give this recipe its cheesy flavor! I have made it with just one or the other before, so feel free to do so, but the BEST flavor is achieved by using both.
Nutrition
Calories 306kcalCarbohydrates 47gProtein 17gFat 8gSaturated Fat 1gPolyunsaturated Fat 2gMonounsaturated Fat 1gSodium 369mgPotassium 677mgFiber 7gSugar 4g
*Macros are provided as an estimate for convenience. Your final numbers will vary depending on ingredient brands, substitutions, and how you portion the recipe.