Basil Pasta with Cashew Sauce

Ingredients

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• Gluten Free Pasta Gluten Free Pasta 350g 3 & 1/2 cups
• Fresh Basil Fresh Basil 300g 12 cups
• Pine Nuts Pine Nuts 100g 2/3 cup
• Cashew Nuts Cashew Nuts 150g 1 & 1/5 cups
• Garlic Garlic 3 cloves 3 cloves
• Olive Oil Olive Oil 1 tbsp 1 tbsp
• Water Water 5 tbsp 5 tbsp
• Sun Dried Tomatoes Sun Dried Tomatoes 75g 1 & 1/2 cups
• Table Salt Table Salt to taste to taste
• Ground Black Pepper Ground Black Pepper to taste to taste
• Cashew Parmesan Cashew Parmesan 20g 1/5 cup

Instructions

1. 1.Bring water to a boil and cook pasta. Preheat oven to 200 C.
2. 2.Meanwhile peel garlic and put the cloves into a small baking dish, and drizzle with olive oil.
3. 3.Roast the garlic cloves in the oven until they are golden (takes about 10-15 min).
4. 4.While garlic is roasting, heat up a pan on high heat and add pine nuts. Roast until slightly golden. Set aside.
5. 5.Once garlic is ready, add it together with the olive oil to a highspeed blender together with the cashews, basil and water. Blend until creamy and smooth.
6. 6.Pour basil-cashew sauce into a big bowl, add pasta and all the other ingredients. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with more basil and cashew parmesan (optional).

Nutritional Information

• Calories:
  892
• Fat:
  53g
• Sodium:
  133mg
• Carbs:
  90g
• Sugar:
  14g
• Protein:
  31g