Cooking Easy Recipes

Dairy-Free Pasta "Cheese" Sauce

Servings:
4 Servings
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  • 1/2 c Minced green onions
  • 2 tb Olive oil or water for
  • -sauteeing
  • 1 tb Whole wheat pastry flour
  • 3 tb Nutritional yeast
  • 1 1/2 To 2 cups water
  • 2 tb Sesame tahini
  • 2 ts "chicken"-flavored vegetable
  • -broth or light miso
  • 1/2 c Soymilk
  • Fresh ground pepper to taste
  • Ground rock salt
1. Heat green onions and olive oil or water in a medium skillet and
sautee for 3 minutes. Add flour and stir well to dissolve. Add nutritional
yeast and slowly add water, whisking to combine ingredients into a smooth
sauce. Stir in tahini and vegetable broth.

2. Whisking continuously, allow sauce to cook over medium heat until it
begins to bubble. Whisk in soymilk. Cook sauce for 2 minutes, whisking
continuously until it is thick and bubbly. Season with freshly ground black
pepper and ground rock salt, if desired.

Yields 1 1/2 to 2 cups of sauce, enough for one pound of pasta.

Variation: Stir 2 cups of cooked corn into finished sauce and pour over 1
pound of thin green pasta.

From _American Vegetarian Cookbook_ by Marilyn Diamond