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Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo

Creamy Cauliflower Alfredo

Cauliflower has never tasted so good until this! This creamy vegan pasta sauce was amazing, and so easy to make - I can’t believe it pretty much just consists of a blended cauliflower!

 

I was worried the cauliflower sauce would come up a bit flat but I proved myself so wrong - the coconut milk cooking milk complimented the cauliflower fabulously and with all the spices it was packed with flavour!

 

The nutritional yeast flakes also added a cheesy nuttiness to the sauce which was delicious - if you’re trying to incorporate a more plant based diet these flakes are a cupboard essential as they’re high in protein and vitamin B12 too! 👏🏼

 

As the sauce is vegan it can be frozen and stored for 6 months - this is what I’ve done as I had a bit of extra sauce.

 

Hope you enjoy this one - it’s a quick easy nutritional dinner that will go down a treat with everyone! Here’s the recipe:

 

Recipe

Ingredients:

 

METHOD:

  1. Chop the cauliflower into medium sized florets + place into a large saucepan
  2. Boil the cauliflower in vegetable stock until tender
  3. While the cauliflower is boiling - cook the fettuccine pasta in a saucepan
  4. Add mushrooms and garlic to a frying pan with tsp oil and fry on medium heat
  5. Drain the vegetable stock from the cauliflower (save 1/2 cup), then add the vegan cooking milk, garlic, cup of stock, spring onion, nutritional yeast, lemon juice and spices - blend with a handheld blender until smooth and creamy - add a splash of plant based milk if needed
  6. Stir in mushrooms, spinach + extra garlic to the sauce
  7. Serve the fettuccine up with the sauce and top with some grated vegan cheese, extra spring onion + roasted cashews

Enjoy! 🌱🌱🌱


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