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Vegan Pumpkin Pasta

Robyn Gleason @ Simply Fresh Dinners
This creamy Vegan Pumpkin Pasta will delight your taste buds with its tantalizing flavor combo of pan-fried capers and slivered almonds, roasted shallots, garlic and sage along with the addition of creamy vegan goat cheese.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 574 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup raw cashews
  • 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 2 tbsp capers dried
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds
  • 2 shallots sliced
  • 5 cloves garlic peeled
  • handful of fresh sage leaves
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 4 oz vegan goat cheese
  • 1/2 cup vegetable stock
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • 8 oz pasta penne

Instructions
 

  • Soak the cashews in water overnight or a minimum of 3 hours.
  • Heat olive oil in small pan on medium high. Add capers and almonds and saute until almonds are toasted; about 4 minutes.
  • Remove capers and almonds with a slotted spoon and set aside. Reserve oil.
  • Preheat oven to 350 F. On baking sheet place garlic and shallots. Top each slice of shallot with a fresh sage leaf. Use reserved oil to drizzle over sage, shallots and garlic. Roast for 15 minutes. Remove from oven.
  • Pour the vegetable broth into the blender. Add raw cashews, pumpkin puree, goat cheese, shallots, garlic and sage. Add salt and pepper to taste. Reserve a few roasted sage leaves for garnish.
  • Blend on high speed and smooth and creamy. You may need additional vegetable broth to get your desired consistency.
  • Cook your pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Drain, rinse and return to pot.
  • Add 1/4 cup of pasta water along with pumpkin sage sauce to your pasta, tossing lightly until penne is coated. Add additional pasta water if you want it super creamy.
  • Top with reserved sage leaves, capers and almonds. Sprinkle with a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 574kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 18gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 351mgPotassium: 463mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 9890IUVitamin C: 4.7mgCalcium: 103mgIron: 3.8mg
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