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Creamy Spinach Hemp Sauce

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Miko is already getting into the holiday spirit, he picked his snowman toy for our play session last night.

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And he was ready for me to launch it to the other end of the house for hours, I got tired of throwing before he did.

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Leela wasn’t so much into the fetch time, it was relax time for her.

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I’m somewhere between and ready for Friday. I decided to have a little fun with a spaghetti squash from our garden with this creamy hemp sauce.

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I was going for a spinach Alfredo sauce, but without all the horrible ingredients that usually go into making Alfredo sauce like butter, cheese, heavy cream, etc. How about a creamy, decadent spinach sauce that’s loaded with protein, good fats, and nutrients from hemp seeds instead?

Creamy Spinach Hemp Sauce

  • 1 cup packed spinach leaves
  • 1 cup shelled hemp seeds
  • ¼ cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  • ⅛ tsp. of nutmeg
  • ½ cup water, as needed
  • salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend to a smooth and creamy texture. Serve and enjoy! Makes 4 servings.

The texture is important for this sauce, you’ll need to run the blender on high for awhile to hit a silky smoothness.

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Served with steamed spaghetti squash makes this a fun Alfredo style veggie dish without the empty carb and fat baggage of traditional pasta and Alfredo sauce.

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But I did find it as fun to eat as spaghetti.

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The sauce has a creamy, cheesy Alfredo flavor with a little nutmeg kick. The hemp seeds did not seem earthy or gritty, rather smooth with a slight tangy flare.

Comments

    • Thanks and agreed on hemp seeds, they offer a little more nutrients and mix up the flavor a bit.

      Miko is such a sweet happy guy who loves play time.

  4. That looks like one killer green sauce, and it must be unbeatable on top of spaghetti squash! Such a luscious yet healthy combination. :)