Looking for a new creamy pasta minus the cream? This capsicum sauce will be your next obsession!
Using fresh capsicum, garlic, onion and cashews, this recipe is easy to make and is perfect to enjoy the next day for work lunch!
Prep time : 4 hours
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Serves : 2
Ingredients :
- 1 Cup Cashews – soaked for 4 hours
- 400g dry pasta
- 1 Brown Onion, sliced
- 1 Red Capsicum, sliced
- 5 Garlic Cloves, crushed
- 1/2 Cup Nutritional Yeast
- ½ tsp Chilli Flakes
- 1 tsp Sea Salt Flakes
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- Parsley, to garnish
Method :
- Cook pasta according to packet instructions. Once done, drain but make sure to reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
- Heat a large fry pan over a medium heat and sauté the onion, capsicum, and garlic. Add the chilli flakes and sea salt, then transfer to a blender with the cashews, nutritional yeast, and reserved pasta water.
- Blend until smooth, adding salt and pepper to taste if needed, then combine with your cooked pasta on a low heat for a few minutes.
- Top with more chilli flakes, sea salt, and parsley.
This recipe by A Better Choice.
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