Vegan Mac & Cheese with Crunchy Topping

PREP 20 MIN
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COOK  20 MIN

Gremolata is a simple herb and lemon crunchy topping that will take your mac & cheese from budget to brilliant.

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Number of servings
2
Ingredients

1⁄3 cup (40g) raw cashews

150g cauliflower cut into florets

100g pumpkin peeled & diced

135g macaroni or small elbow pasta, dried (or gluten free)

1⁄2 onion finely diced

1⁄2 garlic clove minced

1 1⁄2 tsp Dijon mustard

3⁄4 tsp smoked paprika

salt & pepper, to taste

Topping

1 1⁄2 sprigs of parsley finely chopped

1 tbs vegan parmesan cheese grated

1⁄2 thin slice (40g) sourdough bread (or gluten free) lightly toasted

1⁄4 lemon zested

Methodbased on 4 servings
1

Place cashews in a heatproof bowl, cover with plenty of boiling water and set aside.

2

Preheat oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4 and grease a medium-sized baking dish.

3

To make topping, blend parsley, cheese, toast and lemon zest to a crumb in a food processor, season and set aside.

4

Cook cauliflower and pumpkin in a saucepan of salted boiling water for 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of cooking water and set aside.

5

Using same saucepan, cook pasta according to packet instructions. Drain and return to the saucepan.

6

At the same time heat a small non-stick frypan over medium heat. Cook onion for 5 minutes until soft, add garlic and cook for another minute. Remove from heat.

7

Blend drained vegetables, onion mixture, drained cashews, mustard, paprika and reserved cooking water until smooth and adjust seasoning.

8

Combine sauce and pasta and transfer to baking dish. Scatter over topping and bake for 5-8 minutes, or until golden.

Nutritional Informationper serving

Energy (kJ)

1895 kJ / 453 cals

Protein

16 g

Fat

12.4 g

Sat. Fat

2.7 g

Carbs

64.7 g

Sugar

7 g

Fiber

8.3 g

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