Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce for Pasta & Spreads

Nika’s PickTOFU+42g protein

Recipe by Nikoleta, vegan cook and author of every recipe in the Tofu app · @surovadcerka

Ingredients

sauce base

• 100 g cashews (raw)
• 130 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil (from sun-dried tomatoes)
• 120 g tomato paste (concentrated)
• 30 g nutritional yeast
• 30 g lemon juice (or lime juice)
• 10 g garlic (minced)
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 1 pinch chili flakes
• 250 g unsweetened soy milk (or water)

Main

• 500 g penne pasta
• 400 g marinated tofu

topping

• basil (leaves)
• cherry tomatoes
• mixed vegetables (e.g. broccoli, mushrooms, cauliflower)

Contains: gluten, nuts, soy

How to make it

1. Ideally, soak the cashews in water for an hour or longer. If time is short, place them in a small pot and boil until soft for about 20 minutes.
2. Cook the pasta in a pot of salted water.

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