Cauliflower Pasta

Like my previous avocado pasta recipe, this is another quick and easy pasta sauce recipe which only uses simple ingredients and no dairy! A food processor is required to blend together the ingredients. The sauce can be made in the time it takes to boil the pasta, thus making it a super quick and delicious meal.  I added a couple of teaspoons of mustard to my cauliflower sauce but it can be eaten without.

I recently discovered nutritional yeast which I bought from Whole Foods. The yeast flakes - not to be confused or substituted for active yeast (used in bread) - is usually used in vegan cooking. It's a nutritious food - see info below - naturally low in fat and sodium and is free of sugar, dairy, and gluten. When mixed with the blended cauliflower it gives a great cheesy, creamy taste with a slight nutty flavour.

Taken from Wikipedia, I learnt the following: On average, two tablespoons provides 60 calories with 5 g of carbohydrates (of which 4g is fiber). A serving also provides 9g of protein and is a complete protein, providing all nine amino acids the human body cannot produce. It is also a source of selenium and potassium. While fortified and unfortified nutritional yeast both provide iron, the fortified yeast provides 20 percent of the recommended daily value, while unfortified yeast provides only 5 percent. Unfortified nutritional yeast provides from 35 to 100 percent of all of the B vitamins, except for B12. Fortified nutritional yeast adds 150 percent of vitamin B12 and 720 percent of riboflavin.

Cauliflower Pasta
Makes 2

Ingredients:
- 112g / 4oz  spaghetti or pasta, whole wheat
- 300g /11oz cauliflower
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 7.5ml / 1/2tbsp olive oil
- 4tbsp (approx. 20g) nutritional yeast
- 120ml / 4floz almond milk, unsweetened
- 10g / 2tsp mustard, whole grain or Dijion
- ground black pepper
- 1/2tsp onion powder (optional)

Method:
Boil the whole wheat spaghetti or pasta according to packet instructions, usually about 10 mins.
Cook the cauliflower florets on stove top or in a microwave until fork tender, 3-5 mins.
Blend the cauliflower with all the other ingredients in a food processor to create a smooth sauce.

Drain the pasta, mix in the cauliflower sauce. ENJOY!

Nutritional Information: