squirrel's vegan recipes

This is my quick alfredo sauce. I keep hearing about people having bad experiences with nutritional yeast. You can omit it from this recipe if you'd like, but I encourage you to try it. I didn't like nutritional yeast at all when I started using it and now I'm a big fan. If you opt to not use it, I recommend substituting a teaspoon of some sort of starch, like cornstarch, to get the sauce to thicken.

Makes sauce for 3 dinner-sized portions

2 tbsp. olive oil
2-4 cloves garlic, minced (depends on your personal preference)
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup pinenuts (walnuts could also work for this recipe)
2/3 cup unsweetened soy milk
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
salt and pepper to taste

In a small saucepan heat oil. Add garlic and onions and sautee for approx. 3 minutes or until onions are translucent. Remove from heat and slightly cool. Place onion mixture in a food processor and add pinenuts and 1/3 cup soy milk. Pulse to blend several times then add nutritional yeast. Blend again for several pulses, until it looks like a grainy paste (mmm, doesn't that sound yummy!). Transfer mixture back into saucepan and add remaining soy milk. Heat on a low temperature until warmed, stirring continuously. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over noodles or fresh veggies.