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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Quinoa Spaghetti with roasted asparagus in "butter" sauce GFDF/Vegan



1 8 oz package Ancient Grains Quinoa spaghetti
2 bunches of fresh asparagus
1 med red onion (diced)
4 cloves garlic (more or less as you like)
1 T canola oil (or any oil you prefer)
2 - 3 T vegan butter
2 T gluten free AP flour
Almond milk (again, I eyeballed it, maybe a 1 cup, also depends on the thickness you like)
salt/pepper to taste
McCormick's salt free garlic and herb seasoning (to taste)

Ok, I admit I am not good at measuring things when making up my own recipes. I make them and then I think to myself "I should have measured all that and written it down" So, I apologize for this. However, this is really easy to "eyeball" and make it to your own liking.

Boil pasta as directed, while starting the water prepare asparagus (rinse and snap) place on baking sheet and toss in oil. Heat over to 475. Mu oven took about 20 minutes. Roast until the asparagus starts to turn black. when you start to smell it, its close to done so keep checking every 2-3 minutes.
While the water is boiling and the asparagus is roasting saute onion until tender (approx 7 min) add chopped garlic and saute for a one minute maybe two. Move onion and garlic to one side of pan and add vegan butter. melt butter then add flour, a little at a time. Mine never clumped and I didn't add a bunch. I stirred the flour butter mixture for a couple minutes to let the "flour" taste cook out. For those of you that know how to make a "rue" that's what I did but not so thick.This is more a sauce not a gravy. combine the onion/garlic with butter and cook for another minute. Pour almond milk (or whatever kind you like) slowly into butter and onion mix. Do not add all at once. You may only need a small amount. Add until mixture looks smooth and buttery and to your liking. Add drained spaghetti to onion/butter sauce. Once asparagus is done,dice into bite sized pieces and add to spaghetti/onion mix.
I use a little salt and pepper throughout, at the saute, at the butter sauce, and when I added the noodles. . when everything is in the pan I add the Garlic/Herb last and mix through well. Let the mixture heat through again and enjoy!


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