Roasted Walnut, Garlic, & Black Pepper Pasta Sauce

Another nut-based, easy-to-make pasta sauce that will wow your socks off! I used mine on corkscrew pasta and topped it with steamed broccolini and more roasted walnuts. A nutritious dinner on the table in about 20 minutes and you'll seem oh-so-fancy gourmet-ish to boot!

Roasted Walnut, Garlic, & Black Pepper Pasta Sauce Recipe (vegan)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 1 TB sesame seeds
• 1 TB olive oil
• fresh cracked black pepper (to taste)
• sea salt (to taste)
• garlic (or hing) (to taste, but less is more!)
• 1 TB (or to taste) nutritional yeast or vegan parm
• 1/8 cup raisins
• hot water from the pasta water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425. Toast walnuts and sesame seeds on a baking sheet until fragrant, but not overly brown. About 8-10 minutes.
2. In a small food processor, chop up walnuts and sesame seeds. Add remaining ingredients except water. 
3. Add water 1/4 cup at a time and blend until sauce is smooth, but still somewhat thick.
4. Mix in with your pasta while pasta is still hot. Top the pasta with greens of your choice.

Tip: Add less water and use this a crostini spread!