Deliciously Colorful Vegan Barbie Pasta Recipe

If you're on the lookout for a delightful and eye-catching dish, then you simply must try this Vegan Pink Barbie Pasta recipe! Bursting with gorgeous colors and flavors, this fun and vibrant meal is perfect for any occasion. Easy to prepare and loaded with health benefits, it's sure to please both vegans and non-vegans alike. Are you ready to dive into a sensational plate of pasta? Let’s get cooking!

Gathering Your Ingredients

The first step in creating this fabulous vegan barbie pasta is to gather all your ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 bulb of garlic

• Olive oil

• Salt

• 400g pasta of your choice (rigatoni works great!)

• 2-3 medium beets (cooked or raw)

• 3/4 cup cashews (soaked in boiled water for 20 minutes)

• 1.5 tbsp nutritional yeast

• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

• Juice of half a lemon (adjust to taste)

• 1 tsp chili flakes

• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

• Roast a garlic bulb with oil and salt, then blend with soaked cashews, cooked beetroot, olive oil, nutritional yeast, chili flakes, lemon juice, and a splash of pasta water until smooth.

• Heat the sauce in a pan with additional pasta water, stirring until warm.

• Toss in cooked pasta, coating it evenly with the pink sauce.

• Garnish with vegan feta, fresh mint, and lemon zest before serving.

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Tools you may need :

• High-Speed Blender or Food Processor Click here
  (For puréeing the roasted garlic, beets & cashews into a silky pink sauce)

• Medium-Size Saucepan Click here
  (To warm and adjust the sauce with pasta water)

• Large Pasta Pot Click here
  (With a tight-fitting lid for cooking your rigatoni, penne, etc.)

• Colander or Fine Mesh Strainer Click here
  (To drain the pasta while reserving some of the cooking water)

• Oven-Safe Roasting Dish or Garlic Roaster Click here
  (For roasting the whole garlic bulb evenly in oil and salt)

• Chef’s Knife Click here
  (Sharp and versatile for chopping beets, garlic, mint, and zesting lemon)

• Cutting Board Click here
  (Preferably a sturdy, non-slip board—plastic or bamboo)

• Measuring Cups & Spoons Click here
  (For ¾ cup cashews, 1½ Tbsp nutritional yeast, 1 tsp chili flakes, etc.)

• Mixing Bowls (set of 2–3) Click here
  (One for soaking the cashews, one for tossing pasta, and one spare)

• Citrus Juicer or Reamer Click here

  (To extract every drop of fresh lemon juice)

• Silicone Spatula Click here
  (Great for scraping down the blender jar and folding sauce into pasta)

• Tongs Click here
  (For lifting and mixing the pasta in the warm sauce without breaking it)

• Microplane Zester Click here
  (To get fine lemon zest for garnish)

With these tools on hand, you’ll be all set to whip up that gorgeous, creamy pink sauce and perfectly cooked pasta every time!