Creamy Carrot Pasta Sauce
A super simple, yet surprisingly delicious recipe for creamy carrot pasta sauce. It makes a tasty alternative to tomato sauce and you only need three ingredients. A good blender helps.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 304kcal
Ingredients
Pasta Sauce
- 4-6 carrots depending on size
- 1 pinch sea salt
- 50 cashew nuts soaked in water for at least two hours
- 1 ½ tsp wild garlic oil or 2 cloves garlic and a large pinch of sea salt
To Serve
- 200 g pasta your choice
- fried leeks or onions or shallots (optional)
- vegan parmesan
- fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
Pasta Sauce
- Scrub the carrots and top and tail them. There's no need to peel them unless they're particularly manky.4-6 carrots
- Roughly chop then place them in a lidded pan with a good pinch of salt. Cover with water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 10-15 minutes or until just cooked. Use a knife to test for doneness. If it slides in easily, the carrots are cooked.1 pinch sea salt
- Drain the carrots, but reserve the water. Transfer them to a blender with 200 ml of the carrot water.
- Drain the cashew nuts and add to the blender.50 cashew nuts
- Finally add the wild garlic oil (or garlic, olive oil and salt).1 ½ tsp wild garlic oil
- Blend on high speed until you have a smooth sauce. If the sauce is too thick, add some more of the hot carrot water.
To Serve
- Whilst the carrots are simmering, cook the pasta in salted water according to pack instructions.200 g pasta
- If using, fry the leeks, onions or shallots in some extra virgin olive oil over a gentle heat.fried leeks
- As soon as the carrot sauce is ready, drain the pasta. Return it to the pan and mix in the sauce. A fork or tongs are good for this. If the sauce needs loosening, add a little pasta or carrot water until you get your desired consistency.
- Transfer the pasta into individual bowls and top with the fried leeks, onions or shallots.
- Scatter some vegan parmesan over the top along with some parsley.vegan parmesan, fresh parsley
Notes
You'll find lots of additional information in the post should you need it.
Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used. Pasta is included in calculation, but not the leeks.
Nutrition
Calories: 304kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 602mg | Potassium: 947mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 20819IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 4mg