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Vegan Alfredo Sauce
This Vegan Alfredo Sauce has a creamy texture you'll love, without using heavy cream or Parmesan cheese. Made with simple ingredients, it's the perfect dairy-free pasta sauce!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 148 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion , chopped
- 4 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 cup whole cashews (not roasted or salted)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt (I use Real Salt brand)
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and saute the onion until it's soft and translucent. This should take 5 to 8 minutes. Add in the garlic and stir until fragrant, about 1 more minute. Remove from the heat.
- In a high-speed blender, combine the cashews, water, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Add the sauteed onions and garlic, then blend until very smooth. The sauce should look creamy, without any visible chunks of cashews.
- Serve this alfredo sauce over your favorite cooked pasta, then adjust any seasoning to taste. The noodles will dilute the flavor of the sauce, so you may need to add more salt and pepper, as needed. (This recipe makes enough to coat one pound of pasta.) Leftover sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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Notes
- Nutrition information is for roughly 1/3 cup of sauce, assuming you get 2 cups of sauce from this recipe. This is automatically calculated and is just an estimate, not a guarantee.
Nutrition Information
Calories
148kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Sodium
587mg
(24%)
Potassium
172mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 148
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 148kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Sodium | 587mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 172mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.