Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 1 pound pasta
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided use)
  • 8 ounces mushrooms (sliced)
  • 2 garlic cloves pressed or minced
  • ¼ cup white miso paste
  • ¼ cup tahini paste
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Instruction

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions. See note about draining the pasta lower in the recipe.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium skillet. Once the oil is hot, add the mushrooms, and cook until all the water has released and the mushrooms are starting to brown. Stir in the crushed garlic, and cook 30-60 seconds longer. Remove from heat.
  • While the pasta and the mushrooms cook, mix the miso, tahini, and 1 tablespoon oil together until smooth and well combined.
  • Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of pasta cooking water.
  • Add ½ cup of pasta cooking water to the miso-tahini mixture, and stir well. Continue to add pasta water until the desired consistency is reached.
  • Pour the miso-tahini sauce over the cooked pasta and toss in the garlic mushrooms. Season with freshly ground black pepper to taste.