Herbes de Provence Alfredo Sauce and Garden Vegetables
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~ raw, vegan, gluten-free ~
I have always been a fan of Alfredo sauce. In fact, it was one of my all-time favorite dishes on the menu when I use to eat at Red Robins. I loved the thick sauce that heavily coated the fettuccine noodles. BUT to be honest, I never felt that good afterward. That heavy thick sauce would sink right down into the pit of my stomach and set up camp.
It has been about six years now since I have had gluten and heavy creamed sauces and I have sorely missed those flavors and textures… until now, for now, I have a healthier version that doesn’t leave me with that bogged down and heavy feeling.
Using cashews and macadamia nuts made a perfect balance. The cashews have a slight sweetness to them, and macadamia nuts give the sauce a hint of buttery flavor. You could use skinned almonds in place of the cashews since they too have a neutral taste. I also used almond milk as the liquid base to give an extra level of creaminess. You could use water in its place but if at all possible try it first as the recipe indicates.
I chose to use Herbes de Provence spice because it adds a warm, sweet, and peppery herbal note to the creamy sauce. And although it isn’t required, making this sauce a day in advance will give the flavor and aroma time to develop properly. I posted a recipe below on how to make your own spice blend if you don’t have one on hand.
I hope you enjoy this refreshing dish. Please leave a comment below. Have a blessed and happy day, amie sue
Ingredients:
Sauce: yields 3 cups
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked 2+ hours
- 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, soaked 2+ hours
- 1 1/2 cups almond milk
- 2 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1 tsp Herbes de Provence spice
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
Pasta dish:
- 4 large (= 6 cups spiralized) zucchinis, spiralized
- 3 large carrots ( = 2 cups ribbons), cut in ribbons
- 1/2 cup packed basil, chiffonaded
- 1 large red pepper ( = 1/2 cup diced)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup cucumber, diced
Preparation:
Sauce:
- Soak the cashews and macadamia nuts in the same bowl. Once ready, drain, and rinse.
- In a high-powered blender place the almond milk, raw apple cider vinegar, garlic, Herbes de Provence spice, salt, pepper, nutritional yeast, cashews, and macadamia nuts… blend until creamy.
- If you need to make your own Herbes de Provence spice, combine the following ingredients in a jar and shake to combine; 1 tsp dried basil, 1 tsp dried marjoram, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 Tbsp dried rosemary, and 1 tsp dried thyme.
- Depending on the blender, this can take 1-4 minutes.
- Stop the machine and rub some sauce between two fingers, if you feel grit, keep blending until smooth. Set aside.
Pasta dish:
- Spiralize the zucchini into noodles. If you want to soften them, place them in a shallow baking pan and sprinkle liberally with sea salt. The salt will draw the water out of the zucchini and make it limper. This process can take 30+ minutes, depending on how soft or firm you want them. When ready to use, rinse the salt off and dab the noodles with a paper towel to remove the excess water. Place in a large bowl.
- With a potato peeler, shred long carrot ribbons into the zucchini noodle bowl.
- Add basil, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber. When cutting the cucumber, remove the seeds. The seeds can cause indigestion for some and will make your sauce watery.
- Toss with sauce and serve.
- Store remainder of sauce in the fridge for 2-3 days.
© AmieSue.com
Tags: Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free, Soy Free, sugar free, Vegan
I CANNOT wait to try this! Fettucine Alfredo is the ultimate taste I have missed since totally giving up gluten. Same problem; heaviness and not feeling well the next day. Just can’t digest.
I will post again when I make this.
THANKS so much for all you do and share, Amie Sue!
Good evening Teresa,
I hope that it meets your expectations and you enjoy it fully! I look forward in hearing your thoughts. :) Blessings, amie sue
What a beautiful dish!
Thank you Christine. Many blessings, amie sue
Looking good!!! Can’t wait to try, this and you sour cream. Just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate you sharing these wonderful creative recipe’s. I just gave your link to my kids so they can get started.
Thanks again,
Lyota
Thank you Lyota and thank you for sharing my site with others. Spread the health! hehe Have a splendid day, amie sue
This dish was wonderful. I served it as a main dish for my family of four and it even satisfied my two hungry teenagers. Everyone loved it! It is a keeper.
Oh that is wonderful Sandra. I love to hear when kids or teenagers enjoy the recipes. They are tough cookies to get thumbs up on when it comes to healthier foods. Thanks for sharing and have a peaceful day. amie sue
Thank you for this recipe. I love spiralized zucchini. Thank you for posting so many delicious recipes this week, I check your website everyday because I’m always looking forward to try some new raw dishes.
Your welcome Soley. I am so happy to hear that you find inspiration throughout my site. Have a great weekend, amie sue
I tried this with almond nut base sauce, but my mouth immediately started to water with your combination of cashew and macadamia. Will have to try and let you know how it comes out.
Thanks for the inspiration and recipe Amie Sue!!
Your welcome Nicole. Have a wonderful weekend… amie sue
Looks great. I plan to try either this or the basil-kale pesto recipe for next week.
I say, try both! hehe
Also: love that you’ve included apple cider vinegar in the sauce. Many cream-style nut sauces I’ve had in the past get to feel too rich & cloying. The ACV should counter-act that. Great touch.
Good morning Ben, I have to agree with you. I found this sauce very pleasant and light, not heavy and weighing my system down. Great to hear from you. Be well and have a gosh darn happy day! amie sue
Aloha ! This looks amazing and i can’t wait to make it. I was wondering is their a way to make the carrot ribbons a little softer like the zucchini ? And what can i use instead of Herbes de Provence Spice ?
Thank you :)
Hi Carmen, you could place the carrot ribbons in the dehydrator for a little, that ought to soften them. If you look at the bottom of the recipe, I included a recipe on how to make a Herbes de Provence Spice. Have a great evening, amie sue
Oh ! Sorry about that ! I missed it.
Thank you
No worries at all Carmen. :) Have a happy day, amie sue
This is amazing !! Everyone loved it including my two granddaughters, 7yr and 11. It was quick to make and i still have left overs. I’m always looking for quick main meals, otherwise i just eat a lot of salads.
Aloha
It’s a win! Yay! Thanks for sharing Carmen. It tickles me that a 7 and 11 year old loved it! *does cartwheel* Tell them that they made me a happy camper tonight. hehe Many blessings, amie sue
I have been a very naughty eater over the past serval years and have been wanting to change things around so I am embarking on a a more raw food diet and after doing some searching for info and recipes I found your site and have been obsessed with reading all your recipes . This is the first recipe that I tried and boy did it deliver!!! My husband who does not want to go raw “Loved it” hehehehe Maybe I can convince him after he trys a few more dishes… this was a great entry point to understanding how real food raw can really really delicious and filling and healthy taboot!!! I have left overs that I am going to stuff into rice paper for work lunch tomorrow and keeping the sauce on the side for dipping!!! mmmmmmmmmmm can’t wait for lunch :) I have to say the dish got better as I ate it… I think because my palette is not used to the raw flavors what I was expecting and what I tasted were 2 different things… but bite by bite I tasted all the different notes of the food and really now I am craving more!!! This is exactly what I need… “To be craving real food”!!! Thanks for sharing your insight and recipes… I can’t wait to try more!!! flour
Thank you flour. Your enthusiasm is quite contagious here. hehe I am thrilled that you enjoyed the recipes. I hope you try others and have fun in the process. Have a blessed day! amie sue
Hi Amie Sue, Well I had a dream the other night, I was like a little kid running hard and yelling, ” Amie Sue- Waaaiiittt upppppp (wait up)”! I woke up laughing!!!! I will tell you why I think I had that dream in a email. But I just wanted to tell you that I made this today for lunch, everyone just loved it!!!! I am so happy to have you for a teacher, and to actually have the food turn out wonderful every time is so great, Thank you so very much- Hugs, Lyn :]
Oh dear, you are dreaming about me?? I am sorry lol I will look in my emails. I am thrilled that you are enjoying the recipes Lyn. Thank you for trusting them enough to try them. Have a blessed day, hugs amie sue
Hi Amie, I love the flavors of the raw recipes. I have been eating raw for about 2 months. I really miss warm food. Is there any way I can warm the sauce for this recipe without taking away from the health benefits?
Hello Barbara,
You can warm the sauce in the dehydrator. Set the temp at 115 degrees and warm for about 60 minutes or until it reaches the temp you want. Do you have a dehydrator? Welcome to my site and if I can help you, let me know. :) amie sue
Good morning Amie-Sue,
You are always my go to website when trying something new for a Raw recipe. So, when I didn’t see right away a recipe for alfresco sauce I searched the web. My recipe I found, combing 2 or more came out pretty good. The only difference was they added a Tbsp of organic Miso (non gmo).
My question for you is, can I warm this up in a dehydrated or double boiler? Also, do you think I can freeze any left over sauce. Definitely saving your version in my fav’s.
Many thanks,
Michelle
Good morning Michelle,
Nice to hear from you this morning. :)
Yes, you can warm your sauce up in the dehydrator. I would place it in a shallow pan and put some plastic wrap on top. Warm at 115 degrees until it reaches the warmth desired. Also, warming your plate just before serving can be nice. I would avoid using the broiler since you can’t control the heat and may cook it. I haven’t ever frozen the sauce before so that would require an experiment to see how it thaws. I would think that it would be ok. So may sure that it is well sealed and there isn’t much air between the sauce and lid.
Have a blessed and happy day, amie sue
Hi Amie-Sue!
May I use tiger nut milk instead of almond milk?
You bet Jennifer! Let me know how it goes. :) Blessings, amie sue
OMG!! This recipe is amazing. I had to use one thing that was not raw but it was still great and I do not feel guilty. I used store bought Oat Milk because I did not have all the ingredients to make the Almond Milk and it was wonderful. Thank you so much for this site, you are the best :)
Good afternoon Goddess (hehe),
So happy that you are enjoying the sauce! And you shouldn’t feel the least bit guilty about adding in a cooked food. It’s all about feeding yourself with dense nutrient food and sometimes they are cooked. I love that you made the substitution and pressed forward. Thank you so much for commenting. Have a great evening. :) amie sue