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penne, macaroni, or other short
pasta for this recipe. You will need
to start this recipe at least 4 hours
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2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 fresh small red chilli, seeded,
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300g (2 cups) raw cashews
2 tablespoons olive oil2 medium onions, chopped
2 stalks celery, trimmed, chopped
70g (⅔ cup) nutritional yeast
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2 teaspoons wholegrain mustard
375ml (1½ cups) oat milk or
cashew nut milk (see tips)1 Make cashew cheese sauce.
2 Preheat grill (broiler). Place
cauliflower, oil, garam masala
and chilli in a medium bowl;
toss to combine. Season.
Spread cauliflower on an oven
tray; place under grill for 15
minutes or until soft and
golden, stirring occasionally.3 Meanwhile, cook pasta in
a large saucepan of boilingsalted water until just tender
and then drain.4 Combine cauliflower, pasta,
half the parsley and half the
cashew cheese sauce in a
large bowl. Spoon into an
18cm x 23cm ovenproof dish.
Spoon over remaining sauce.
Grill for 4 minutes or until
golden. Serve pasta topped
with remaining parsley.cashew cheese sauce
1 Place cashews in a medium
bowl; cover with filtered water.
Stand, covered, for 4 hours
or overnight. Drain cashews,
rinse under cold water; drain
well. Heat oil in a medium
frying pan over mediumheat; cook onion and celery,
stirring, for 8 minutes or until
soft. Add to a high-powered
blender with cashews and
remaining ingredients; blend
until smooth. Season to taste.TIPS You can use macadamias,
almonds or Brazil nuts instead
of cashews. Avoid using
almond milk in this recipe as
it can curdle on heating.DO-AHEAD This dish can be
covered tightly with plastic
wrap, then foil and frozen for
up to 1 month.SERVING IDEAS Serve with a
crisp green leafy salad with
lemon dressing and warm
vegan garlic bread.$BVMJnPXFSSJHAODIFF[F
Gluten-free option
Images and recipes from
The Australian Women’s
Weekly Vegan Kitchen,
Bauer Books, RRP
$49.99, available where
all good books are sold &
awwcookbooks.com.au