Spring Vegetable Pasta
This incredible Spring Vegetable Pasta has all the joyful veggies your heart can desire and a vegan cream sauce that will blow your mind!
Equipment
- stove
- food processor or blender
Ingredients
LEMON PINE NUT CREMA INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup soaked pine nuts*
- ¼ cup water
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 small garlic cloves
- pinch of chilli flakes
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- salt and cracked pepper
PASTA INGREDIENTS
- 1 bag short noodles (I used Mezzi Rigatoni)
- 1 can cannellini beans (drained and rinsed thoroughly)
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ red onion
- 8 cups mixed mushroom (I used cremini, black and white oyster)
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1½ cups chopped zucchini
- 1 cup chopped asparagus
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- pinch of chilli flakes
- fresh sprouts
- vegan parmesan
VEGAN PARMESAN INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup blanched almonds
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp sea salt
Instructions
LEMON PINE NUT CREMA INSTRUCTIONS
- Soak pine nuts for a minimum of 1 hour.
- Add all ingredients to the blender and blend till smooth.
PASTA INSTRUCTIONS
- Boil water for pasta.
- Preheat a large pan (preferably one with a lid), add olive oil. Add in onion and sweat for a couple of minutes, add chilli flakes and garlic and cook till fragrant (30 sec 1 min).
- To the pan add asparagus and sauté for a couple of minutes, add in mushrooms. Let mushrooms settle and cook for a couple of minutes and then start tossing everything together. *If the mixture looks dry, add a splash or two of pasta water to get things moving.*
- Lastly add in zucchini, peas and beans. Season with salt and pepper. I put a lid on the mixture for a couple of minutes to allow everything to really meld together.
- Once pasta is cooked, reserve 1/2c of pasta water before draining (I always rinse my gf pasta after cooking to take away any starchy residue) and toss pasta into the pan.
- Add in crema and mix to combine.
- Add in reserved pasta water if desired for a creamier smoother texture.
- Season with salt and pepper, vegan parm, sprouts and finally a drizzle of good olive oil.
VEGAN PARMESAN INSTRUCTIONS
- Add everything to the food processor and pulse to combine.