California Walnut Cream Alfredo Sauce

Name: California Walnut Cream Alfredo Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup pasta water, plus additional if necessary for thinning sauce; 1 cup California walnuts; 1/3 cup chopped onion; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast; 1/2 teaspoon of salt; 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper; 2 cloves garlic; Hot cooked pasta; Chopped California walnuts, toasted; Snipped or chopped fresh basil and finely grated lemon zest for garnish

Total Time

15 Mins

Serves

Serving Size

1/2 cup sauce

Meal

Dinner Lunch

Description

This dairy-free white sauce gets it’s flavor from onion, garlic and nutritional yeast. Serve over fettucine, ravioli or any other desired pasta. Reserve water from cooking pasta as you’ll need it for this recipe.

Ingredients

1 cup pasta water, plus additional if necessary for thinning sauce
1 cup California walnuts
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
2 cloves garlic
Hot cooked pasta
Chopped California walnuts, toasted
Snipped or chopped fresh basil and finely grated lemon zest for garnish

PREPARATION

Place walnuts, reserved pasta water, onion, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper and garlic in a blender and puree until smooth.
Transfer to a sauté pan add desired pasta, tossing to coat and adding additional pasta water if needed to thin sauce.
Plate pasta and garnish with walnuts, basil and lemon.

Recipe Tip: This pasta sauce is very versatile and may also be served stirred into rice or mashed potatoes.

NUTRITION

Calories: 240 cal
Total Fat: 22 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 15.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2.98 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 590 mg
Carbohydrates: 8 g
Dietary Fiber: 3 g
Total Sugars: 2 g
Protein: 6 g
Vitamin D: 0 mcg
Calcium: 45 mg
Iron: 1 mg
Potassium: 220 mg