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Creamy Truffle Pasta
5 from 18 votes

Creamy Truffle Pasta

Creamy Truffle Pasta features spaghetti cooked to a tender texture combined with a sauce made from caramelized onions, garlic, lemon juice, oat milk, vegetable stock, and truffle oil. The sauce is thickened with cornstarch and enriched with nutritional yeast for subtle umami. This vegan-friendly pasta has a delicate, rich flavor accentuated by the earthy aroma of truffle oil.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 3 -4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 spaghetti a packet
  • 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 white sweet onion finely chopped, large
  • 4 -5 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • lemon juice of one
  • 1 1/2 cups oat milk
  • 1 tbsp. vegetable stock
  • season to taste
  • 1 tsp. truffle oil
  • 1 tsp. corn starch + 1/4 water mixture
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast brand Bob's Red Mill
  • parsley cilantro, olives, vegan parmesan cheese and chilli flakes, for garnish

Instructions

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  1. Prepare your pasta by following the instructions on the packet.  Make sure your water is well salted to ensure the best results for this dish!
  2. Into a large pot add your olive oil and heat on medium for 20 seconds before adding your onion and cooking till translucent and caramelized.   This may take up to ten minutes.  Stir often to avoid burning. After your onions are fragrant and soft you can add your garlic and cook for another 5 minutes. Transfer this mixture to a mortar and pestle and grind till a fragrant, delicious paste develops - see photo in blog for reference.
  3. Transfer this mixture back into the pot.  Turn heat to medium and add the juice of 1 lemon or so to deglaze.  Scraping the base of the pot for optimum flavour.  Increase heat to high, add your oat milk and veg stock bring mixture to a boil. Once boiling, bring to a simmer, season to taste, add your truffle oil and corn starch mixture.
  4. NOTE: add your corn starch and water into a small cup, stir well before adding to pasta sauce.
  5. Cook down for around 5 minutes and stir often.  You should start to see a beautiful, creamy, rich sauce developing.
  6. Give it a taste for seasoning before adding to your pasta and garnishing with olives, fresh herbs, chilli flakes, nutritional yeast and your favourite vegan parmesan.
  7. Enjoy!