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Pasta in Green Sauce

Get dinner on the table in under 15-minutes with these nutritious and fresh pasta in green sauce recipe.
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Course: Sauces
Cuisine: Vegan
Diet: Gluten Free | Vegan
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 185kcal
Author: Amanda Logan

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients 

Green Sauce

  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and smashed
  • 350 g / 12oz English Spinach or baby spinach
  • 4 scallions / spring onions finely sliced
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon vegan ricotta or sour cream or half an avocado
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • juice of 1 lemon plus more to taste
  • salt a good pinch - don't be shy
  • pinch cracked pepper

Pasta

  • 400 g dried pasta of your choice

Instructions

  • Wash the spinach really well and chop it into to 3 or 4 handfuls to better fit the pan.
  • Add the leaves, garlic and scallions with the water to a pan and cook over low heat for 3 minutes or until just wilted.
  • Pour the olive oil into a blender. Using tongs, carefully transfer the spinach mixture plus any water from the pan into the blender and add the ricotta, nutritional yeast, lemon zest and juice. Add the salt and pepper and blitz until super-smooth. Add a little water if needed. Taste and season again with sea salt and black pepper as needed for your taste.
  • To serve your pasta, cook the pasta as per the packet instructions and strain, reserving at least a half cup of the cooking water. Return the pasta to the pan and toss with your green sauce, loosening the dish with a splash of reserved cooking water, if needed.

Notes

The recipe makes around 2 cups of sauce. The nutritional breakdown is based on a cup of sauce. A cup of sauce is enough to go with around 250 grams of dry pasta - enough for 2 as a main. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 1265mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 16650IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 217mg | Iron: 6mg
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