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Roast leek and courgette cashew pasta bake




Roast courgette, leek and garlic pasta bake with a deliciously creamy basil cashew cream. This is a high protein, high greens packed dish, giving you all the nutrients in a delicious bowl of comforting goodness.


Serves 4

 

INGREDIENTS


2 courgettes, halved and roughly chopped

1 leek, roughly chopped

½ head of garlic

¼ tsp chilli flakes

5 tbsp olive oil  

300g penne pasta

 

Cashew cream:

200g cashews

3 tbsp nutritional yeast

1 lemon, zest and juice

½ tsp salt

200g silken tofu

100ml nut milk

Small bunch of basil leaves, reserving a few to garnish

Handful of spinach leaves

 

Sourdough breadcrumbs or panko

Plant based or regular parmesan, grated

 

METHOD


1.     Soak the cashews for 15 mins in boiling water.

2.     Preheat the oven to 180C. Place the leek, courgette and garlic head in a oven-proof casserole dish, toss with the olive oil, chilli flakes, salt and pepper. Roast for 40 mins, giving it a mix half way, until the veg are soft and caramelised.

3.     Squeeze out the garlic cloves and place in a blender with the drained cashews and the rest of the cashew cream ingredients. Blend until smooth and creamy.

4.     Cook the pasta according to packet instructions and drain.

5.     Add the cooked pasta to the pan of veggies along with the cashew cream and give it a good stir to coat. Scatter over the nutritional yeast, breadcrumbs and cheese and return to the oven for 10 minutes to crisp up until golden. Garnish with extra basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil to serve.

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