California Walnut Cream Alfredo Sauce

By California Walnuts
Total Time
15 Mins
Serves
3
Serving Size
1/2 cup sauce
Meal
Dinner Lunch
Course
Main

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.

Prep Time
10 Mins
Cook Time
5 Mins
Total Time
15 Mins
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

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

  1. Place walnuts, reserved pasta water, onion, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, salt, pepper and garlic in a blender and puree until smooth.
  2. Transfer to a sauté pan add desired pasta, tossing to coat and adding additional pasta water if needed to thin sauce.
  3. 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.