RECIPE : fettuccine twirls with garlicky purple cabbage & cheesy chickpea sauce

this is a recipe from the what i eat in a day video i posted yesterday. it was a spontaneous dish, i’ve never tried it before – but it turned out so good that i’ll my hardest to remember exactly how i made it and write down the recipe.
so i don’t have any exact measurements, but i think this is a dish that’s difficult to mess up.

i’m not sure why i haven’t thought of making sort of a runny hummus and using it as a cheesy pasta sauce before ? genius move on my part.
and with the garlicky purple cabbage, crunchy walnuts and beautiful whole wheat pasta – it’s a winner in my book.

fettuccine twirls with garlicky purple cabbage & cheesy chickpea sauce :
serves 2
2 portions of whole wheat fettuccine (make sure it’s egg-free, or use gluten-free pasta if you prefer)
500 ml / 2 cups of purple cabbage, shredded
2 – 3 garlic cloves, minced
250 ml / 1 cup cooked chickpeas
water
about 2 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
about 0.5 – 1 tbsp of lemon juice
salt & pepper, to taste
a handful of walnuts, roughly chopped
1 green onion, sliced

– sauté the purple cabbage with half of the garlic in a little bit of water, until softened. add salt and pepper to taste.
– boil a small pot of water.
– place the chickpeas in another pot and add water until the peas are barely covered. bring to a boil and remove from heat. add the rest of the garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast (if using). mix with a hand mixer or in a blender, being careful not to burn yourself, and add salt and pepper to taste. use the boiled water from the other pot if needed, to make the sauce less thick.
– cook the pasta according to the package.
– place purple cabbage on a large plate, twirl the pasta and place on top, drizzle with sauce, and garnish with walnuts, spring onion, and more nutritional yeast. or just throw everything in a huge bowl and give it a toss, if you’re not in the mood to play with your food.

next time i’m going to add some white miso paste to the sauce – i’m betting that’ll be even more weirdly delicious !