A hearty vegan fall pasta featuring roasted sweet potatoes tossed with a delicious walnut-sage sauce.
Cuisine dinner
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 396kcal
Ingredients
Sweet Potatoes
1poundsweet potato
1tablespoonmelted gheeor olive oil for vegan version
1/4teaspoonsea salt
Sage-Walnut Sauce
1/2cupraw walnutssoaked for 2 hours
1/3 to 2/3cupwater
1cuppacked baby spinach
1/4cupfresh sage leaves
3tablespoonswalnutor olive oil
3tablespoonslemon juice
1/4teaspoonsea salt
Pasta
6ouncespastayour choice of type
Toasted walnutsfor topping
Fried sagefor topping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425˚F. Peel the sweet potato then cut into ½” cubes. Place on a roasting tray and toss with melted ghee and salt. Roast for 30 minutes or so until the sweet potatoes are tender and starting to brown.
While the sweet potatoes are roasting, cook the pasta according to the box; until just-tender. Drain and set aside.
Drain the walnuts from their soaking liquid and combine with ⅓ cup of water, baby spinach, sage leaves, oil, lemon juice, and salt. Puree until well combined, adding a bit more water as needed until smooth and a good sauce consistency (think cream consistency).
Place the hot pasta in a large bowl and add the sweet potatoes and sauce. Alternatively, place the sauce in a large pan and heat over low heat until the sauce is hot, but not boiling. Remove from heat and add in the pasta and sweet potatoes. Toss until the noodles are well coated.
Top with toasted walnuts and fried sage before serving.
Notes
Tips & Tricks: Roast the sweet potatoes ahead of time to make this dish quicker. Also, if the sauce is too thick, add a bit of the pasta water to help thin the sauce down before serving.Stock up: get the pantry ingredients you will need: sweet potatoes, walnuts, sageNutrition: see the information.