Greens with Penne & Cheesy Cashew Sauce

[Veganluv]

Greens with Penne & Cheesy Cashew Sauce

 

 

1/3 pound penne or farfalle pasta

2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil

1 pound, Swiss chard, and/or turnip leaves, chopped

1 large bunch kale, stalks removed, roughly chopped

salt and pepper to taste

4 cloves garlic, finely minced

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced

8 ounces button mushrooms, trimmed and sliced (optional)

Zest of 1 lemon (about 1 to 2 teaspoons)

Fresh parsley – lots of it!

Salt and black pepper, to taste

Cook pasta according to directions

In a large wok or large pan saute onion, mushrooms garlic in oil ( also add a few T of water). Add chopped greens and cook until tender- 15 mins. Toss greens with cooked pasta and the cheesy sauce below.

 

Cheesy Sauce

¼ cup raw almonds or raw cashews

2 cups water

1/tsp salt

¼ cup nutritional flakes

1 tsp onion powder

½ tsp garlic powder

3 tbsp cornstarch or arrow root

1 tsp or tbsp lemon juice to taste

Optional 1/3 cup red bell peppers or 1 small jar pimentos

Blend all ingredients until smooth

Pour into pan and bring to a simmer- while stirring.

Serve warm- hot

[Adena]

Sounds interesting! I've been wanting to try making some kind of cheesy sauce without using soy. I've heard it can be done with nutritional yeast and cashews, but now I have an actual recipe. Thanks!

[thendanisays]

oh my god yum. i will be making this stat!

[chibilito]

sounds tasty i should try it.

[LilOlCuteyMe]

I was looking for sauces for making with a high contact of wholemeal pasta so I shall most deffinately be making this tonight in bulk and storing it in little zip-lock bags