Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Pasta with Herbed Cream Sauce

What You Need:

8 oz Soft tofu
1 1/2 cups Soy milk
1 Onion, chopped
3 Tbsp Chopped fresh basil
2 Tbsp Chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp Soy oil or margarine
1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Dill seed
1 Tbsp Cornstarch, mixed with 3 Tbsp cold water
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
3/4 lb Pasta of your choice, freshly cooked and drained
Fresh basil sprigs (garnish)

What To Do:

Blend the tofu in a food processor until smooth. Add the soy milk, onion, fresh herbs, oil or margarine, yeast, garlic, paprika and dill seed. Process until smooth.
Place this mixture in a heavy medium saucepan and bring to a boil over low heat, stirring frequently.
Stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring, until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
Arrange the pasta on hot plates, cover with the sauce, garnish with basil sprigs and serve.

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