Gluten Free Pasta with Sundried Tomato Cream Sauce

Pasta is so comforting in the colder months, and feeds our bodies natural need for complex carbohydrates. The savory sun-dried tomato cream sauce is totally dairy free and gluten free using raw cashews as the base. Nutritional yeast gives it a delectable cheesy flavor.

SAUCE INGREDIENTS

• 1-1/2 cups raw cashews, soaked for one hour in water
• water
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
• 2 teaspoons tahini
• juice of half a lemon
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped fine
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Drain and rinse cashews. Place them in high-powered blender with water to cover them about 1/2″ over. Add remaining ingredients and blend until creamy smooth. If too thick, add more water little by little.

PASTA INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons capers, drained
• 1/4 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes