Creamy Red Pepper Sauce With Fresh Basil

By GuidingVegan

Ingredients

• 2 red bell peppers
• 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp water
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 tbsp minced fresh garlic (about 3 large cloves)
• 2 tsp chili powder
• Fresh basil 1/4 cup, chopped
• 12 oz gluten-free brown rice spiral pasta

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from thevegan8.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 450 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place the whole bell peppers on the pan and roast for 20-25 minutes until well browned.

Carefully slice the bell peppers and remove the stem and seeds and add to a blender.

Add all of the remaining ingredients (except the basil) and blend until smooth. Taste and add any additional salt or spices, if desired.

Garnish with fresh chopped basil and pine nuts. Serve over spiral pasta. I much prefer the spiral pasta over spaghetti noodles for this sauce because it gets in between the grooves and has a better texture.