Creamy Peanut Pasta

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This Creamy Peanut Pasta is vegan and gluten-free. Pasta mixed with fresh vegetables topped with a delicious peanut sauce makes this one of the most exciting vegan pasta recipes you can do in easy steps.

Top view of a Creamy Peanut Pasta in a small bowl and a saucepan.

My exploration of the new city continues. Right before the rain washed out the weekend, I managed to stroll a bit through the center (and take care of interesting things like getting myself a new phone and figuring out where to find some household tools I needed).

During that time, I also passed by some market that had this enormous (at least compared to what I was used to) selection of nuts and nut products. If women are supposedly addicted to buying shoes, I'm addicted to shopping for nuts, nut butters, and so on.

And my hunt was successful enough that I went some with a nice assortment of my favorites - peanuts among them.

A portion of the Creamy Peanut Pasta in a grey bowl is placed on a decorative towel.

Back home right when the seemingly never-ending weekend rain began, I immediately started washing and chopping some vegetables:

I had leek, red pepper, white cabbage, green beans, and some bean sprouts. They would go into a mix with pasta that would then be topped by a delicious, creamy peanut sauce. For that I used 100% peanut butter (no extra ingredients), tamari, sesame oil, maple, and lemon juice.

Add some ginger and salt, and it's done.

Closeup showing the creamy peanut sauce topping the pasta bowl.

While the pasta was cooking, I fried the veggies in sesame oil. First time I used that (why didn't I do this before?) and I liked it. I think it add a fine flavor to the food that goes very well with this dish.

I served this Creamy Peanut Pasta with the peanut sauce, extra herbs and more fresh roasted peanuts. So comforting! You'll have to excuse me, I'm going to have my second portion now 😉

Collage of two pictures of the Creamy Peanut Pasta with a recipe title text.

If you give this Creamy Peanut Pasta a try, tag me on Facebook and Instagram. Take a picture and show me all your amazing creations. Happy cooking, Florian.

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Creamy Peanut Pasta

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 11 minutes

This Creamy Peanut Pasta is vegan and gluten-free. Pasta mixed with fresh vegetables topped with a delicious peanut sauce makes this one of the most exciting vegan pasta recipes you can do in easy steps.

Ingredients

For the Peanut Sauce:

  • 3 tbs peanut butter (from 100% peanuts)
  • 2 Tbs sesame oil + more for the vegetables
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water
  • ginger, salt to taste
  • 2 Tbs tamari + more to taste
  • 2 Tbs lemon juice
  • 1 Tbs maple syrup

For the pasta:

  • 8 oz (250 g) gluten-free pasta
  • 1 handfull peanuts
  • 15 oz (400 g) veggies (I used leek, red pepper, white cabbage, green beans, bean sprouts)

Instructions

For the Peanut Sauce:

  1. Add all ingredients to a small bowl and mix well until combined.

For the Pasta:

  1. Cook the pasta according to the manufacturer's instructions.
  2. Wash and chop the vegetables of your choice.
  3. Heat the sesame oil in a saucepan and add the chopped vegetables. Fry the vegetables for about 8 minutes on medium to high heat.
  4. When the vegetables are done, remove them from the sauce pan with a slotted spoon so that the oil remains. Mix the veggies with the pasta.
  5. Serve with a good amount of the peanut sauce, some herbs, and extra peanuts.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 2 cups
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 360Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4.3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5.5gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 358mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 2.9gSugar: 1.1gProtein: 13g

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Cuisine: American

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22 Comments

  1. A great fusion dish, I love a good peanut sauce. Looks so good.

    1. Yeah, those are some of my favorites, though I neglected some for too long...

  3. Loving all the colors, textures and flavors here! Well done Florian!

  4. I don't think I've tried peanut sauce before, but it sounds (and looks) heavenly! Sounds like you're in the perfect spot to further your addition 😀

    1. You have not, Chrisy? Then go for it, it's nothing one should miss! 🙂

  7. This is just gorgeous Florian, simply stunning photos. You always blow me away with your recipes, seriously. I'm going to make this!! I have all the ingredients and will make it this week!! I'm salivating just reading the sauce ingredients. I don't do oils in general, in fact the only oil I use is sesame because that flavor cannot be replicated, so I will just use a small amount for it, but I'm excited to make it. I laughed reading this too because you are so right that most women love shoe shopping, but I DON'T! I could care less....I'm more interested in buying kitchen supplies and ingredients...way more exciting, haha!

    1. 🙂 Very cool, Brandi. It was the first time I used sesame oil and I also noticed that it has a very unique flavor. Actually, I find it hard to describe. Anyways... I think that shoe shopping thing is one of these myths that stick around. I'm sure everyone has his or her own addictions, be that shoes, nuts, or other 🙂

  8. Oh wow!! This is one delicious sounding pasta dish! What a beautifully delicious peanut sauce 🙂

  13. I was just thinking yesterday that I NEED some pasta with peanuts on it. Great recipe!

  14. This honestly just looks and sounds fabulous. I'm a HUGE peanut butter lover so this to me is GOLD.

  15. I am so making this! I LOVE peanut sauce...I need this recipe in my life! Thanks Florian!

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