Creamy Mushroom Alfredo Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup millet
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 10 mushrooms, sliced, stems separated
• 1 tablespoon wine (or water)
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup zucchini, chopped
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1/4 cup coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
• 1/2 lime, juice of
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, as garnish

Recipe

• 1 if making millet, rinse and drain it, and add 2 cups of water for your 1 cup of millet. sprinkle sea salt in the water, bring it to a boil and simmer on low for 20 minutes, or until dry and fluffy.
• 2 meanwhile, heat a pan to medium heat. add the oil and the sliced mushroom tops. reserve the stems for the sauce. saute the mushrooms for a few minutes while you start on the sauce.
• 3 heat a medium sauce pot, add oil, onion and garlic. stir to coat, and allow to cook for a few minutes until onions are translucent. stir in the zucchini and mushroom stems and allow to saute for a few minutes until all the vegetables are starting to soften.
• 4 the next part of this creamy mushroom sauce recipe is to go back to the mushrooms, sprinkle salt on them, and let cook a few more minutes.
• 5 add the salt, pepper, basil, nutmeg and optional nutritional yeast, and stir to coat the vegetables. cook until the zucchini is fully softened.
• 6 go back to the mushrooms and when they are fully cooked pour the wine, water and optional lime juice in the pan to deglaze. set aside until the sauce is finished.
• 7 once it is very soft, add the water, coconut milk and lime juice and let simmer for a couple of minutes. lime juice makes this sauce very light and playful, so if you are looking for a heavier-tasting creamy sauce leave this out and use more coconut milk.
• 8 blend the vegetables in a blender or food processor until smooth. stir in the sauteed mushrooms and serve over the fully cooked millet or other grain, garnished with your choice of fresh green herb.