Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 head celeriac, peeled and roughly chopped (about 2 cups)
  • 1 large yellow onion, roughly chopped (about 1½ cups)
  • 5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup pine nuts or cashews
  • ½ cup unsweetened, unflavored plant milk
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast, plus more for seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 lb. whole grain pasta
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into florets (3 cups)
  • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instruction

  • To make sauce, place celeriac pieces in a steamer basket in a large saucepan. Add water to saucepan to just below basket. Bring to boiling. Steam, covered, 10 minutes or until soft.
  • While celeriac steams, cook onion over medium-high heat until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic in last minute or so of cooking.
  • In a blender, combine celeriac, the onion and garlic, the pine nuts, plant milk, 2 tablespoons of the nutritional yeast, and the salt. Blend until smooth. Add water as needed to achieve a smooth, creamy consistency.
  • Prepare pasta according to package instructions. Add broccoli in the last 4 to 5 minutes of cooking. Drain and rinse. Return pasta and broccoli to pot.
  • Pour sauce over pasta and broccoli; stir to combine. Serve hot, sprinkled with additional nutritional yeast and freshly ground black pepper to taste.