Creamy Vegan Truffle Mushroom Pasta Recipe
This creamy vegan truffle mushroom pasta combines tender pasta with a luscious homemade truffle sauce and perfectly sautéed mushrooms. The sauce is crafted from soaked cashews, nutritional yeast, and aromatic truffle oil, delivering a rich, decadent flavor. Sautéed button and shiitake mushrooms are cooked until golden and infused with lemon juice and thyme, creating a luxurious plant-based dish perfect for any occasion.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vegan, Italian-inspired
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Pasta
- 16 oz pasta
Truffle Sauce
- 1 cup cashews soaked in boiling hot water for 30 minutes to 1 hour
- ¾ cup water
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 Tablespoon truffle oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon truffle salt, use more or less as preferred
Sautéed Mushrooms
- 1 Tablespoon vegan butter or substitute with oil
- 16 ounces mushrooms (button or a mix of button and shiitake)
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice (about ½ lemon, juiced)
- 1 teaspoon truffle oil
- Truffle salt to taste
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme (optional but adds a lot of flavor)
Instructions
- Soak Cashews: Place cashews in a bowl with boiling hot water and soak for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Alternatively, soak in cold water covered in the fridge for 6-8 hours.
- Cook Pasta: While cashews soak, cook the pasta according to package instructions. Drain and set aside once done.
- Sauté Mushrooms: Heat vegan butter in a frying pan until sizzling. Add mushrooms and lemon juice, then cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes until the liquid evaporates and mushrooms start browning.
- Finish Mushrooms: Drizzle mushrooms with 1 teaspoon truffle oil, sprinkle with truffle salt to taste, stir, and cook for an additional minute. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Prepare Truffle Sauce: Drain soaked cashews. In a blender, combine cashews, water, nutritional yeast, truffle oil, garlic, and truffle salt. Blend until thick and smooth.
- Combine and Serve: In a serving dish, mix cooked pasta with the truffle cream sauce and sautéed mushrooms. Optionally, bake the combined dish in the oven for a few minutes to meld flavors. Garnish with fresh thyme and enjoy!
Notes
- Soaking cashews overnight in cold water is an easy alternative if you plan ahead.
- You can adjust the amount of truffle salt and truffle oil according to your taste preferences.
- The thyme adds a wonderful earthy aroma but can be omitted if unavailable.
- For a gluten-free option, substitute the pasta with gluten-free pasta varieties.
- Baking the assembled dish briefly after mixing is optional but enhances the flavor melding and texture.
