Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Pasta with Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce


This is one of the best things I've made in awhile. The recipe for the Sun-Dried Tomato Cream sauce is available on page 208 of Everyday Happy Herbivore but I've included it below too.  You will be eating this sauce non-stop with a spoon as you make it, believe me!  Also, if you can make it ahead, the flavor intensifies overnight.

Sauce Ingredients (makes 2 cups, serves 4)

1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes (make sure to buy the kind in a pouch, not in a jar with oil)
2 cups non-dairy milk
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
2 tsp yellow miso
1 tsp onion powder
few dashes of paprika
1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning
pinch of salt
few dashes of black pepper
2 garlic cloves
juice of 2 lemon slices
basil flakes or chopped fresh basil for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Rehydrate tomatoes by filling a small saucepan with water halfway and bringing it to a boil
  2. Once boiling, add tomatoes and turn off the heat.  Tomatoes should be ready in about 10 minutes.
  3. Drain water off and combine rehydrated tomatoes with remaining ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
  4. Transfer to a saucepan and gently warm over low heat.
  5. Taste, whisking in another 2 to 4 tablespoons of nutritional yeast if desired.
  6. Serve over pasta or use as a dunking sauce with crusty bread.  Garnish with a few dried basil flakes or a pinch of fresh chopped basil if desired.
Nutritional Information (1/4 cup)

76 calories, 1.7g fat, 10.2g carbs, 3.1g fiber, 3.3g sugar, 7.3g protein

I added the following to complete my dish:

  • whole-wheat spaghetti
  • sautéed vegetables (onion & garlic sautéed in a little olive oil spray, then added asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts)

Toss it all together with the sauce and you will have a gourmet meal that will please just about anyone!!

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