Pumpkin and Cashew Cream Sauce

Pumpkin and Cashew Cream Sauce

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Pumpkin and Cashew Cream Sauce Growing up in an Italian family, with my mum as a chef in our family restaurant, this pasta dish was on repeat. It was an absolute hit at the restaurant. Our family restaurant was called Arrivederci (my brother actually still carries on the family business). Anyway, back to this dish! People would come from all over just for “Spaghetti alla Zucca”. And it was always served in this entire pumpkin.

I too was obsessed with it – such a simple recipe with a few key ingredients. But the way my mum made it – wow, it just screamed love and simplicity.

Every time I make it now, it takes me right back to those happy days back at the restaurant – it’s like a warm hug from mum.

Back then, I wasn’t plant-based so this cream had dairy cream in it! And like most of my mum’s traditional dishes, I’ve veganised this using cashew cream! And honestly, it’s so incredible.

I hope you enjoy this dish as much as I do. And I hope when you eat it, it feels like a warm hug too!

• Prep time: 5 minutes • Cook time: 25 minutes • Total time: 30 minutes • Serves: 4 Ingredients • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 5 cloves of garlic, crushed • 2 cups grated pumpkin (approx 400 grams) • 1 to 2 tablespoons water • 1 bottle of tomato passata • 1 fresh birds eye chili • 1 teaspoon salt

CASHEW CREAM • 1 cup raw cashews (soaked for up to 2 hours or boil for 20 minutes) • 3/4 cup water • Pinch salt • 2 tablespoons lemon juice Method • Saute garlic in fry pan until starting to brown.

• Cook the grated pumpkin in the garlic and oil until it softens - this will take about 10 minutes. Whilst cooking add the 1 to 2 tablespoons water as needed to keep the pumpkin moist (or you could add more olive oil)

• Add chili and salt to the pumpkin and once the pumpkin has completely softened add the tomato passata. Stir and then simmer on low for about 15 minutes.

• Then make your cashew cream by blending your soaked or boiled cashews with water, lemon juice and salt until completely smooth - this is important as you don't want any texture in your cashew cream.

• Then add your cashew cream to your sauce and simmer on low heat for 2 - 3 minutes.

• Stir through your favourite pasta or even zoodles. YUM!

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