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🍝 Vegan Lemon Spaghetti with Creamy Cashew Sauce

876 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Place the cashew nuts in a bowl and cover them with hot water. Set aside to let the nuts soften.
  2. 2. Peel the garlic cloves.
  3. 3. Wash the lemon under hot water.
  4. 4. Finely grate about one teaspoon of lemon zest.
  5. 5. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze out the juice.
  6. 6. Wash the spinach and let it drain well.
  7. 7. Clean the mushrooms if necessary with a kitchen towel and slice them.
  8. 8. Halve the onion, peel it, and cut it into strips.
  9. 9. Bring about five liters of salted water to a boil in a pot.
  10. 10. Cook the spaghetti in the boiling salted water for about nine minutes until al dente.
  11. 11. Drain the pasta in a colander.
  12. 12. Reserve about one cup of the pasta water.
  13. 13. Heat a pan with two tablespoons of margarine over medium heat.
  14. 14. Toast five tablespoons of breadcrumbs in it for about two minutes until golden brown.
  15. 15. Season the breadcrumbs with salt and mix in the lemon zest.
  16. 16. Place the breadcrumbs on a plate and set aside.
  17. 17. Clean the pan.
  18. 18. Heat the pan again with two tablespoons of oil over high heat.
  19. 19. Sauté the mushrooms and onions in it for about five minutes.
  20. 20. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper.
  21. 21. Remove the pan from the heat.
  22. 22. Add the spinach and let it wilt slightly.
  23. 23. Drain the cashew nuts and return them to the tall container.
  24. 24. Add the garlic, four tablespoons of lemon juice, and 150 milliliters of the reserved cooking water.
  25. 25. Blend the mixture into a creamy sauce.
  26. 26. Add more cooking water if the sauce is too thick.
  27. 27. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
  28. 28. Add the spaghetti and the cashew sauce to the pan.
  29. 29. Toss everything together gently.
  30. 30. Serve the spaghetti on plates.
  31. 31. Garnish the dishes with the lemon breadcrumbs.

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