Garlic Pasta with Roasted Cajun Cauliflower - Vegan Richa

Created by: Vegan Richa

  

This Easy Pasta comes together quickly and makes an amazing meal. Toss the Cauliflower in Cajun spice blend and put it in the oven to bake. Boil the pasta, simmer the sauce to thicken and fold in the pasta. Put it all together, garnish with parsley or basil. Perfect!

About Vegan Richa:

Richa is the award winning recipe developer, blogger, and photographer behind VeganRicha.com. Her instructions are easy to follow and step-by-step photographs welcome the uninitiated into their kitchen as vouched by many. She loves to show people how easy it is to cook vegan Indian or other cuisines. She has been featured on Oprah.com, Huffington Post, Glamour, Babble, VegNews.com, Rediff.com (top 50 Indian food blogs), TheKitchn, Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, and many more. Her first book Vegan Richa’s Indian Kitchen, about easy and delicious Indian Vegan recipes, is in stores and is a #1 Best Seller on Amazon.

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Cajun Cauliflower: 
(You can use ANY roastable vegetable or a combination of them)

1 small head of cauliflower cut into florets 3 heaping cups

Cajun Blend:

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes or use more smoked paprika

Garlic Sauce Pasta:

3 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp arrowroot starch or cornstarch
10 cloves of roasted garlic
chopped basil or parsley for garnish





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for the Cajun Cauliflower:

2 teaspoons oil (olive, canola, grapeseed)

for the Cajun Blend:

2 teaspoons paprika (or I use 1 tsp sweet mild paprika and 1 tsp smoked paprika)

¼ teaspoon cayenne    AND     ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

½ teaspoon dried thyme    AND     1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon garlic powder     AND     ¼ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon salt (¼ to ½ teaspoon to preference)     AND     lemon juice for garnish

for the Garlic Pasta:

2 teaspoons olive oil, divided     AND     250g penne (gluten-free if needed)

2 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk

1 tablespoon flour or gluten-free flour

½ teaspoon to 1 teaspoon smoked paprika

¼ tsp or more dried thyme     AND     generous dashes of other herbs such as basil, sage, oregano

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast     AND     ½ to ¾ teaspoon, or more, salt

black pepper     OR     cayenne pepper for garnish