Basil Alfredo Sauce

Name: Basil Alfredo Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup cashews; 2 garlic cloves; 6 basil leaves ((more if you prefer)); 1/2 cup water; pinch himalayan sea salt; juice of 1/2 lemon; pepper ((fresh ground; optional))

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Jodi Burke in Comfort Foods

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

15min

Serves

Level

Easy

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

15min

Rich creamy Alfredo sauce over a bed of perfectly squishy noodles. Yes, of course we’re talking raw!

If you haven’t already discovered the awesome magic of zucchini noodles, prepare to have your mind blown. Those noodles in that image up there are fresh raw zucchini! But before you get too excited about that, keep in mind we’re only getting started: this recipe is all about the sauce.

A rich creamy Alfredo sauce is a real comfort food for many of us. But it’s not something which screams raw vegan — or so it would seem! With a little bit of ingenuity and some cashews there’s nothing you can’t do. Throw in some basil and some garlic, and you’re on your way to a happy evening indeed. And you can do it all in under 20 minutes.

Rich creamy Alfredo sauce over a bed of perfectly squishy noodles. Yes, of course we’re talking raw!

Ingredients

1 cup cashews
2 garlic cloves
6 basil leaves (more if you prefer)
1/2 cup water
pinch himalayan sea salt
juice of 1/2 lemon
pepper (fresh ground; optional)

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Directions

Prep

15 min

Total

15 min

Through all ingredients in Vita mix or Blender with about 1/4 cup water, slowly adding more water until the desire consistency you prefer is met (more water will create a thinner sauce, less water it will be thicker)
Finely chop 2- 4 basil leaves and stir into the mixture or add in and pulse lightly once or twice.
Pour the Alfredo sauce over the noodles and enjoy. If everything comes right out of the fridge it will be colder, you can leave things out for a little bit to get more of a room temp.
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