Vegan Chorizo Pasta

Okay so please can I just tell you how good this was. It was really really good. Like REALLY very good. I was talking to a uni friend about how weird it was that we’d eat chorizo and chicken risotto with mascarpone two-three times a week. It made me pine for a big bowl of creamy, fresh, zesty pasta with vegan chorizo.

I don’t want to beg but please can you make this? Thank you.

INGREDIENTS (2 servings)

Roasted toms:

24 plum or cherry tomatoes

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tsp oregano

2 tsp red wine vinegar

Large pinch of brown sugar, salt and pepper

Pasta sauce:

4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

2 tbsp chopped basil

80 grams Violife greek block, crumbles

4 Wicked vegan chorizo sausages

Healthy glug of olive oil

Zest of 2 lemons

2 tsp chilli flakes

2 tbsp lemon juice

1 big ladle of pasta water

🥦 Roast the tomatoes and all ingredients up until the next bit that says ‘pasta sauce’ on a tray lined with foil for 15-20 mins at 200 degrees. You want them to blister and char slightly.

🥦 Fry your sausages as it says to on the pack with a bit of olive oil then cut up into chunks once they’re cooked

🥦 Get a pot of water onto boil with plenty (I mean PLENTY) of salt

🥦 Once it’s at a rolling boil, add your pasta and cook accordingly

🥦 Two-three mins before the pasta is done, turn down the frying pan with the sausages to a low heat

🥦 Add a splash more olive oil to the pan along with the garlic and fry for 30 seconds (you don’t want them to brown!)

🥦 Once the garlic is fragrant add the lemon zest, tomatoes (and juice from the tray), chopped basil, Greek style cheese, chilli flakes and a ladle of pasta water to the pan. Stir until it comes together into a creamy sauce (try not to smoosh the tomatoes too much).

🥦 Finally add the pasta and a bit more pasta water so you end up with glossy pasta that's coated in an unctuous. Finish with lots of fresh black pepper and the lemon juice.

ENJOY!!

The chorizo sausies I used

One of my favourite vegan cheeses...like feta and goat's cheese had a baby