Vegan carbonara! My first shot ever at making a carbonara and I love it.
I know shiitake mushrooms maybe aren’t part of the original carbonara but hey, they make a great fit ????.
Big shout out to @madebyblitz (lick of the gar ????) hha his vids are always fun to watch and his recipes will make you hungry ????.
Super Creamy Vegan Carbonara
Description
Super creamy vegan carbonara and the shiitake mushrooms go great with it! ????
Ingredients
The carbonara
The bacon shiitake mushrooms - optional
Instructions
The bacon shiitake mushrooms
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Season
Add the sliced mushrooms to an oven tray and season with: olive oil, smoked paprika, salt and pepper.
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Bake
Bake them for 14 minutes on 190°C/390F flipping them midtime.
The carbonara
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Add all the ingredients to a blender (soaked cashews, olive oil, garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, silken tofu, water, pepper, salt, smoked paprika) and blitz ✨ until smooth.
Preform a taste test and adjust where needed.
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Now in a pan add coconut oil, let it melt and throw in the vegan bacon. Let cook for 5 minutes.
Continue by adding in your favorite vegan pasta and the sauce. Mix well and turn off the heat.
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Serve it up and top off with some parsley and the baked shiitake mushrooms, astounding!
