
Spaghetti with cauliflower sauce
Spaghetti with a creamy sauce of cauliflower, cashews, plant milks, lemon, basil and chives. Vegan and cream-free.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Servings
- 4
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Method
- Put a little olive oil in a wok, add the chopped garlic and let it brown slightly.
- Add the plant milks, the cauliflower in pieces, the cashews and the lemon juice. Let it cook for about 10 min. (Pierce the cauliflower to check if it’s done)
- Halfway through, add salt, pepper and the chopped basil leaves and chives.
- Boil the spaghetti according to the packet instructions.
- Put the cauliflower and everything else in the blender and blend.
- Add some of the spaghetti cooking water to the sauce and mix well.
- Put the sauce back in the wok and add the spaghetti. Stir and serve.
Nutrition information
Automatic estimate based on the ingredients
| Nutrient | Serving ≈ 230 g | 100 g | % IR* | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 375 kcal | 163 kcal | 19 % | |
| Fat | 11 g | 4.8 g | 16 % | |
| of which saturates | 1.9 g | 0.8 g | 10 % | |
| Carbohydrate | 59 g | 26 g | 23 % | |
| of which sugars | 7 g | 3 g | 8 % | |
| Fibre | 3.8 g | 1.7 g | — | |
| Protein | 12 g | 5.2 g | 24 % | |
| Salt | 1.2 g | 0.5 g | 19 % |
*Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal). Approximate values, not accounting for losses during cooking.
How it was calculated
Assumed quantities (the recipe doesn't give them):
- Salt: 1 g per serving
- Extra virgin olive oil: 5 g per serving
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