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                    DAIRY-FREE PASTA "CHEESE" SAUCE

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetarian                       Sauces
               Pasta

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1/2   c            Minced green onions
  2       tb           Olive oil or water for
                       -sauteeing
  1       tb           Whole wheat pastry flour
  3       tb           Nutritional yeast
  1 1/2                To 2 cups water
  2       tb           Sesame tahini
  2       ts           "chicken"-flavored vegetable
                       -broth or light miso
    1/2   c            Soymilk
                       Fresh ground pepper to taste
                       Ground rock salt

  1.  Heat green onions and olive oil or water in a
 medium skillet and sautee for 3 minutes. Add flour and
 stir well to dissolve. Add nutritional yeast and
 slowly add water, whisking to combine ingredients into
 a smooth sauce. Stir in tahini and vegetable broth.

  2.  Whisking continuously, allow sauce to cook over
 medium heat until it begins to bubble. Whisk in
 soymilk. Cook sauce for 2 minutes, whisking
 continuously until it is thick and bubbly. Season with
 freshly ground black pepper and ground rock salt, if
 desired.

  Yields 1 1/2 to 2 cups of sauce, enough for one pound
 of pasta.

  Variation: Stir 2 cups of cooked corn into finished
 sauce and pour over 1 pound of thin green pasta.

  From _American Vegetarian Cookbook_ by Marilyn Diamond



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