Vegan White Sauce Pasta with cauliflower
Vegan White Sauce Pasta with cauliflower is a creamy, healthy, dairy-free twist made with blended cauliflower, perfect for guilt-free indulgence.
Ingredients
1 cup = 250 ml
FOR WHITE SAUCE
- 8-10 cauliflower florets (blanched)
- 1/4 cup Cashews (optional but recommended)
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp sweetcorns
- 1 tbsp Oregano
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 cups water
FOR BOILING PASTA
- 150 gram/2 cups Pasta of your choice (we used penne pasta made of hard wheat semolina/Durum wheat)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oil
Instructions
MAKING OF WHITE SAUCE
- Take water, blanched cauliflower florets, cashews and garlic cloves in a pan.
- Boil for 10 minutes.
- Sieve them and leave to cool down completely. Do not discard the water. Let it also cool down.
- Once it is cool, add to the grinder jar. Also add bit of water (in which cauliflower is boiled).
- Grind to a smooth puree and keep aside.
- Take oil in a pan. Then add cauliflower puree, sweetcorns, black pepper powder, red chilli flakes, Oregano and salt.
- Mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the required consistency of sauce is reached.
- You can add bit of leftover water to adjust the consistency.
- Once done, remove the pan from the heat and keep aside.
BOILING PASTA
- Boil water, salt and oil in a pan.
- Add pasta.
- Boil till it turns soft enough to eat. It will take 6-7 minutes.
ASSEMBLING OF PASTA
- Put the pan back to heat. Add pasta after draining.
- Mix well.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Blanching of cauliflowers involves a process wherein cauliflower florets are put in hot boiling water and leave it to boil for 2-3 minutes. you can add bit of salt as well in water to preserve colour and flavour. Blanching is done to get rid of any bacteria, molds or insects, possibly present in the cauliflower.
- Pasta needs to be served immediately after making because the sauce tuns too much thick while cooling down. You can adjust the consistency with a bit of water in which pasta was boiled. Our's too turned completely dry and then the consistency was adjusted with 2-3 tbsp of water.