Try this Linguine with Red Curry Cream Sauce! You can make this with your pantry staples such as linguine, cashews, nutritional yeast, and red curry paste with a few fresh produce: lime, cilantro, and red onion. It's creamy, spicy, and a bit different! It's vegan and potentially gluten-free if you use gluten-free pasta.*Total Time does not include Inactive Time (for soaking cashews)
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Entree, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Vegan, Thai Inspired, Southeast Asian Inspired
Servings: 4
Author: Plant-Based Matters
Ingredients
Soaking Cashews
1/2cupraw unsalted cashews
1cupwater
Cashew Cream Sauce
Soaked cashews(see the above)
1 1/2cupcold water
2tbsplime juice
2tbspnutritional yeast
1/2tspsalt
The Rest
1poundlinguine
2tbspred curry paste(we use Organic Thai Red Curry Paste from Mekhala)
1tbspsugar
3tbsp - 1/4 cup pasta cooking water
Salt(optional)
Cayenne pepper(optional)
For Serving (Garnish)
1/2cuplightly packed chopped cilantro
1/2cupthinly sliced red onionsoak in water with a pinch of salt then drain and pat dry
Lime wedges/slices(optional)
Instructions
In a bowl, soak cashews in water for at least 4 hours (up to 8 hours.) Drain well and set side.
In a large pot, start boiling water for cooking linguine.
Meanwhile, make cashew cream sauce. In a high-speed blender, combine the soaked cashews, cold water, lime juice, nutritional yeast, and salt. Start blending at the low speed then increase the speed little by little. Blend until creamy and smooth (about 1 to 2 minutes.) Set aside.
When the water is boiling, start cooking linguine in salted water for 7 minutes (or follow the instruction on the package.)
Meanwhile, start making the sauce. In a large frying pan, pour the cashew cream sauce. Heat it up at medium heat. When it starts warming up and thicken, add red curry paste and sugar. Stir well until the red curry paste is dissolved. When it starts to thicken again, add pasta cooking water. Keep checking on the heat to avoid burning the sauce. Adjust the seasoning with salt (optional.) If you like more heat, add a pinch of cayenne pepper (optional.)
Transfer the linguine to the sauce. Turn off the heat and give a quick toss.
Serve with cilantro, red onion, and squeeze some fresh lime juice on top (optional.)
Notes
Feel free to add any cooked veggies or protein of your choice to the sauce.
For Gluten-Free option, use rice pasta or any other gluten-free noodles of your choice.