Black Bean Fettuccine with Lemon Garlic Turmeric Sauce
Looking for a guilt-free easy yet beautiful vegan pasta dish to impress your friends with? Give this Black Bean Fettuccine with Lemon Garlic Turmeric Sauce and try.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- Pasta:
- 1/2 onion diced
- 2 cloves of garlic sliced
- 1/4 cup leek washed & sliced
- 4 oz Bella mushrooms quartered
- 3 multi-color mini peppers sliced (Jalapeno's, if desired)
- 3 cups Swiss chard washed & sliced
- 4 oz black bean fettuccine cooked
- 1/8 cup fresh parsley chopped,
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Dash of Sea salt (Optional)
- Dash of red pepper flakes
- Six pieces of chives
- Turmeric Sauce:
- 1/2 cup onions diced
- 1 clove garlic sliced
- 1/4 cup leek washed & sliced
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 cup white beans drained & rinsed
- 1 tbsp Nutritional yeast, optional
- 1.5-2 cups water or low sodium vegetable broth more if desired
- Dash of Sea salt
- A few drops of lemon juice
- Dash of tabasco
Instructions
- Pasta:
- Heat a medium stainless-steel pan or nonstick pan over medium to high heat.
- Add sliced garlic and onions. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add 1/4 cup of water if needed.
- Now add the leek, mushrooms, and mini peppers and continue to sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add water or broth if necessary.
- Add the sliced Swiss chard and sauté until wilted, be sure you have some liquid in the pan.
- Once the Swiss chard is wilted add the Fettuccine and season with salt (optional), pepper, parsley, and pepper flakes.
- Set aside.
- Garlic Turmeric Sauce:
- Heat a small soup or saucepan over medium to high heat.
- Add sliced garlic and onions. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add 1/4 cup of water if needed.
- Now add the leek and continue to sauté.
- At this time add the turmeric and keep stirring for 30 seconds.
- Now add all other ingredients making sure you have enough liquid to cook to cover all ingredients.
- Let simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, then puree in a blender. Take caution when blending (start slowly) since the sauce is hot or wait until the sauce has cooled out a bit.
- Pour the pureed sauce back into the pot and keep warm. Taste sauce for proper seasoning; (Salt, Tabasco, Nutritional yeast, Lemon juice)
- Assemble
- Pour sauce onto a pasta bowl or regular plate. Spread out the sauce so it covers the entire plate. (as shown in the picture)
- Now spoon the fettuccine over the sauce and decorate with vegetables and chives.
- Enjoy!