Creamy Vegan Broccoli & Lemon Pasta

This simple pasta dish is so lemony and luscious. The crunchy blistered broccoli are perfect against the creamy noodles.

Course Main Course, Pasta

Cuisine European, Italian

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Keyword brocolli pasta, creamy vegan pasta, quick vegan pasta, vegan creamy pasta, vegan pasta recipes

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Soaking Time 30 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Servings

Calories 735

200 g Raw Cashews
2 Lemons juiced and zested
1 Clove Garlic minced
1 Tablespoon Miso Paste
2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
1/2 Teaspoon Sea Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
240 ml Water
300 g Broccoli Sliced lengthways into 1cm thick pieces. Purple sprouting broccoli, tenderstem or broccolini work best here.
1 Tablespoon Olive oil
400 g Pasta I find linguine or spaghetti works best

Place the 200g of raw cashews in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave to rest for 30 minutes until the cashews are soft. Drain.
Place the soaked cashews, 2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast, 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, juice of 2 lemons, 1 clove of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of miso paste and 240ml of water into a high-speed blender. Whizz the mixture into a smooth sauce. Reserve until needed.
Cook the 400g of pasta to packet instructions in heavily salted water. Once the pasta is aldente, drain and combine with the cashew sauce. Toss until all the noodles are evenly covered. If the sauce is too thick, add some water, a little at a time, until the sauce reaches the desired consistency.
Heat around 100ml of water in a large frying pan over a high heat. Toss in the 300g of sliced broccoli and fry until all the water has evaporated and the broccoli has just started to wilt.
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the broccoli and toss in the pan to evenly coat the florets. Fry on high until the broccoli takes a little colour and starts to blister. Season and remove from the heat.
Serve each portion with a generous helping of creamy pasta and some blackened broccoli pieces. Garnish the pasta with any reserved lemon zest and enjoy immediately.