Vegan Alfredo Sauce


Description

This vegan sauce is a perfect comfort food! It's so incredibly creamy and rich without being packed with butter and cream like traditional Alfredo sauce.

Ingredients

Cooked fettuccine
2 heaped cups cauliflower
1/2 cup cashews (unsalted and not roasted)
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 cloves of garlic
2 1/2 cups unsweetened soy or almond milk
1/2 cup unsweetened soy or almond milk (add after cooking)
1 pinch nutmeg
Salt
Pepper
Freshly chopped parsley

Directions

Cut the cauliflower into florets. Place them in a sauce pan together with the cashews, the garlic, and the almond milk. Add the nutritional yeast. Stir everything with a wooden spoon until well combined.

Cover with a lid and cook for 20 min. There won't be much liquid left. Transfer everything into a high speed blender. Add the lemon juice, a pinch of nutmeg, apple cider vinegar, and 1/2 cup more unsweetened almond or soy milk as well as salt and pepper.

Process until smooth. This should take about 30-60 sec.

Cook the fettuccine according to the instructions on the package. Set aside.

Pour the blended sauce into a pan and cook for a minute. Then add the cooked fettuccine and stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper again if you want.

Serve immediately and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. Enjoy!

TIPS:
It's important to have a good high speed blender for this recipe. A conventional blender most likely can't properly process the cashews and your sauce won't be as creamy.
If you want your Alfredo sauce to be really garlicky, add another clove of garlic. I used two cloves of garlic for this recipe.
Make sure to use all of the ingredients for the sauce. I experimented a long time with this vegan Alfredo until I was 100 % satisfied.
It's super important to use unsweetened almond or soy milk. Don't use sweetened milk for this recipe even if it's only lightly sweetened. You will taste it!
If you want you could also add some veggies like spinach, peas, or mushrooms to your vegan Alfredo sauce.

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