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Dairy-Free Alfredo Pasta with Beets

vegan dairy-free alfredo pasta beets recipe

This pink dairy-free alfredo pasta is completely vegan and made with a sneaky vegetable – beets! This sauce is easy to make, packed with nutrients, and even if you’re not the biggest beet fan, it will quickly become one of your go-to pasta dishes.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 50 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 2 small-medium beets
  • 1/2 cup roasted unsalted cashews
  • 1/2 lemon (about 1-1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice)
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 2/3-3/4 cup oat milk (or other non-dairy milk)
  • Pinch of salt
  • 250g pasta (or gluten-free pasta)
  • Fresh basil
  • Chopped nuts to serve

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Blender or food processor

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F.
  2. Wash beets then wrap each beet in aluminum foil. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 45-60 minutes (this will depend on the size of the beet), until it feels relatively soft when poked with a fork.
  3. While the beets are in the oven, boil water for pasta and cook pasta according to package directions.
  4. Once the beets are done, place them in a bowl in cold water and let them cool for a few minutes. Then, peel the skin off the beets.
  5. In a blender or food processor, add the roasted beets, cashews, lemon juice, garlic cloves, nutritional yeast, oat milk (start with 2/3 cup, up to 3/4 cup) and salt. Blend until smooth and creamy, adding a dash more oat milk if needed.
  6. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and then mix the creamy sauce into the pasta.
  7. Serve with fresh basil, chopped nuts (I used cashews), salt to taste and a wedge of lemon.

Notes

*For a nut-free version of this dairy-free alfredo pasta, substitute sunflower seeds for cashews in the sauce and omit nuts as a topping.

*Depending on the strength of your blender, you may need to soak cashews in boiling water before blending. I find the best blender for cashews is a bullet blender!

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