Vegan Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
By: Adina Beck
Published: Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 11:57pm

Ingredients




115 g/ ¾ cups raw cashews
300 g/ about 2 ½ cups chopped cauliflower
200 g/ about 1 ¾ cups chopped potatoes
2 garlic cloves, peeled but left whole
110 g/ ½ cup coconut milk
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ teaspoon garlic powder
paprika
salt
pepper
500 g/ 1 pound elbow macaroni

Preparation

1 Soak the cashews in water for about 1 hour. 2 Bring two pots of water to a boil. Add the chopped vegetables and the garlic cloves in the smaller pot and cook for about 10 minutes or until they are soft. Keep about ½ cup of the cooking water and drain the rest. 3 Cook the macaroni in the other pot. Drain well. 4 Blend the vegetables, coconut milk, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper until really smooth and creamy. Add some of the cooking water little by little to reach the right consistency. Adjust the taste again and serve immediately.

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Creamy, vegan mac and cheese with cauliflower and cashews