Alfredo Sauce is a kid-friendly family favorite. When I started Whole 30, though, I struggled finding something that was creamy enough, cheesy enough, and didn’t taste like I was trying really hard to cover up the fact that it was dairy-free. The perfect thing about this sauce is that it makes a great base for tons of add-ins! Although it is perfect on its own, you can mix it up by adding sun-dried tomatoes, capers, curry, or any other flavors.
LEMON GARLIC ALFREDO SAUCE INGREDIENTS
All you need to create this recipe are some simple ingredients.
- Avocado Oil: 3 Tablespoons
- Garlic: 3 cloves, chopped
- Cassava Flour: 1.5 TBLspns
- Coconut Cream: 1/2 can (I used coconut cream from Trader Joe’s)
- Water: 1 cup or so depending on how thick you want your sauce
- Italian Seasoning: 1 tspn
- Nutritional Yeast: 2 TBLspns
- Lemon: 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- Salt: 1/2 tspn or more
- Pepper: to taste
- (Optional) Sautéed Mushrooms: a pint or so added in at the end
HOW TO MAKE VEGAN ALFREDO SAUCE
The key to making this sauce is the roux. A roux is basically the combination of flour, fat, and a liquid. In this case we are using avocado oil (or ghee), cassava flour, and coconut cream. A simple roux is the base of making many sauces and thickening all sorts of different types of recipes.
ALFREDO SAUCE VARIATIONS
Want to mix up the flavors? This sauce is a great basic recipe staple that can be used in numerous recipes.
- Add capers and extra lemon for a spin on chicken piccata
- Add pesto for a creamy pesto pasta sauce
- Add curry paste, potatoes, and carrots for a nice weeknight curry.
HOW DO YOU USE ALFREDO SAUCE?
- Pasta Sauce: I love this on all sorts of noodles! Perfect paired with spaghetti squash.
- Queso Dip: Keep it thick by not adding too much water. Add some extra flavor with more nutritional yeast and a little paprika.
- Soup Base (with a little altering): This may take a little practice, but you can use this basic sauce as a great creamy base for mushroom soup, creamy chicken noodle soup, or other recipes that called for canned cream soup.
Lemon Garlic Alfredo Sauce {vegan + Whole 30}
Ingredients
- 3 TBLspn Avocado Oil or Ghee
- 3 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1.5 TBLspn cassava flour (or more if you want it thicker)
- 1/2 can coconut cream (I use Trader Joe’s)
- 1 cup water (you can use broth if you have it)
- 1 tspn italian seasoning
- 1/2 tspn salt
- 2 TBLspn nutritional yeast
- zest of one lemon
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- fresh ground pepper , to taste
Instructions
- On low heat, sauté garlic in the oil (Do NOT brown!)
- Once the garlic is fragrant, add the cassava flour, stir with a whisk for a few seconds to avoid clumps.
- Making a roux, stir in the coconut cream slowly, adding water to desired consistency.
- Sprinkle in Italian seasoning, salt, nutritional yeast, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Keep stirring on low heat. Season to taste with pepper and more salt if needed.
