Vegan carbonara

Veganuary day 3: Vegan carbonara. Follow for 31 days of new recipes this veganuary! This is a proper decadent and creamy pasta and I won’t be told it’s not a carbonara 😉 To make, you need: Vegan bacon (I used La Vie) Pasta of your choice 1 bulb of garlic 1tbsp truffle oil 1tsp smoked salt 1 block (200g) Silken tofu 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 50g soaked cashews 1/2 tsp black salt 1tsp miso paste -cut the top off your bulb of garlic, cover with the truffle oil and smoked salt and wrap in foil -bake in the oven at 180 for around 30-40 minutes - to make your sauce, in a blender combine the garlic with the silken tofu, Nooch, cashews, black salt and miso paste. Add some of the water from the soaked cashews just to loosen and add more water if needed and blitz -fry your vegan bacon until crispy -remove from the pan and set aside -cook your pasta according to package instructions in salted water -add your sauce and at least 1 cup of the pasta to loosen -add the bacon to the sauce and add your pasta with more pasta water if needed -serve with black pepper, vegan parmesan, more of the bacon and enjoy              

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet