Oil-Free Vegan Pesto White Sauce for Linguine and Asparagus
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For example, if you would like to have a milk-free sauce for your pasta, or maybe you are trying to lose weight and avoid fat – here is a vegan, creamy fat-free white sauce recipe to add to your bag of tricks.
It has pesto ingredients like basil, garlic, and lemon, but is no-oil, with healthy walnuts instead.  Did you know walnuts slowed the growth of cancer tumours in studies?  White kidney beans make it thick, you don’t need any flour – so it is gluten-free.
Forget about taking time stirring on the stove, this sauce is easier than that, blend the ingredients, and DONE.
This vegan white sauce recipe is better than alfredo sauce, I think you will find it very delicious and satisfying.


If you are in Canada – I recommend these products for your lemon and pepper, from Epicure. Â Click image to view information.
Bring together the wonderful flavours of basil and garlic in a creamy pesto sauce, with fresh linguine, and crispy asparagus, for a healthy taste of Italy!

Wonderful White Bean and Walnut Sauce with Asparagus and Linguine
Instructions and Ingredients
- 375 g whole grain pasta linguine
- 2.25 pounds asparagus
- 540 ml white kidney beans
- 1/2 cup soy milk or other unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 tbsp basil
- 2 garlic cloves cut in half
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water hot, from pasta cooking
Epicure Items
- steamer Available in Canada only. There are many sizes, made from a durable silicone, these steamers are awesome.
- Boil water and cook pasta according to package instructions.
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- Wash, cut off ends, and cut asparagus into 2 inch lengths.
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- Microwave asparagus in a microwave steamer. If you are in Canada, I recommend the Epicure steamers. See link in ingredients.
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- In a high speed blender, blend white kidney beans with soy milk, basil, garlic cloves, oregano, salt, walnuts, nutritional yeast, lemon juice.
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- Add hot pasta cooking water to warm and thin to desired consistency.
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- Drain pasta, plate with asparagus, and immediately spoon creamy pesto sauce over steaming pasta. Or, if the pasta has cooled, microwave the sauce first in a small dish, to warm it, then spoon over and serve.
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