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Creamy vegan pasta sauce made from spinach and fresh herbs. Dairy free!

Spinach No-Cook Blender Pasta Sauce

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Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Toss this utterly simple pasta sauce with your favorite bite-size pasta. Make sure your pasta water is well-salted, about 1 tablespoon regular salt per generous 2 quarts of water. Save some of the pasta cooking liquid in case you need to thin the sauce when tossing it with the pasta.
We recommend flavoring this sauce with a blend of herbs. This one is particularly nice with a little mint and dill in the mix but use whatever you might have around.
We like this spinach pasta with frozen peas. Simply add 8 ounces (about 2 cups) to the pasta during the last few minutes of cooking.

Ingredients

  • 1 8 ounce bag fresh spinach
  • 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted, and peeled
  • 1/2 cup plant-based creamer, such as oat
  • 1/2 cup packed mixed Soft Fresh Herbs: dill, parsley, mint, basil, chives, cilantro, oregano
  • 1/4 cup each: lemon juice, olive oil, and nutritional yeast
  • 3 medium garlic cloves
  • salt and ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients, including a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper, in a blender or food processor; process until pureed. Taste and adjust seasonings. Sauce can be covered and refrigerated for several days; return to room temperature—or gently reheat—before using.