Lemon Pasta With Sage And Spinach

Oh, i love pasta so much! There is always so much compromising in between having not too many carbs and having something super delicious for dinner. But you know what? Pasta always wins!

I started to feel like I make a few same recipes all over all the time. I decided to try something quite special this time. I had a few spare lemons in my fridge and decided to incorporate them in the pasta sauce and… The magic happened!

This pasta sauce is truly unique. Tell me, have you ever had lemon sauce? Probably not because you are worried it would be too sour. Let me tell you the truth. It’s refreshing and surprisingly, it goes just great with pasta!

For this recipe, I also used fresh sage leaves. Never heard of sage? Then you should have a look at my complete herb guide for vegans and find out more.

Sage has a very distinguishing, earthy flavour and woodsy aroma. I don’t really recommend to use dried sage leaves as their aroma would be more powerful and it could overcome the whole pasta taste!

Sage is especially yummy with other herbs, such as basil, rosemary or thyme. I used basil in this recipe to enhance the taste of the sage leaves.

This lemon pasta is an amazing dinner when you are looking for something quick and with minimum ingredients.

ARE YOU A PASTA LOVER? THEN TRY MY OTHER DELICIOUS PASTA RECIPES:

If you wish to minimize calories, use light coconut milk. It doesn’t affect the taste and you will have a better feeling that you don’t consume that many calories.

Using spinach gives your meal extra iron, calcium, fibre, and vitamin A and C!

If you want to keep your recipe gluten-free, don’t forget to use gluten-free pasta. I used gluten-free tortellini from the brand Amore. This pasta is absolutely amazing because it doesn’t stick togehter like other gluten-free pasta products plus it tastes great!

Lemon Pasta With Sage And Spinach

This lemon pasta is very refreshing in hot summer days as well as great for cold winter or autumn nights! Make something a little bit different and taste this amazing pasta with sour sauce! Vegan and gluten-free!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean

Keyword: gluten-free, lemon, pasta

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 3 people

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion peeled and chopped
• 4 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
• zest from 1 lemon
• juice of 1/2 lemon freshly squeezed
• 1 can light coconut milk
• 1/4 cup sage leaves
• 2 cups spinach leaves
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• water if needed
• 1 pack gluten-free pasta
• salt, pepper to taste
• lemon slices to garnish

Instructions

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan. Add onion, garlic, and sauteé for a few minutes. 
• Add lemon zest, lemon juice, sage and spinach leaves, coconut milk, and all the spices. Cook for about 10 minutes. If the sauce looks too thick, add a little bit of water to thin. Taste it and add salt and/or pepper.
• Cook your gluten-free pasta according to a package instructions.
• Divide pasta between bowls and pour over the lemon sauce. Garnish with lemon slices.
• Enjoy!

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Klara Walterova

Klara is a professional freelance writer for hire. She offers web content, blog posting, ghostwriting and copywriting. She writes for a healthy lifestyle, wellness and travel websites. She focuses on veganism and the vegan diet. When she's not writing, she develops new tasty vegan recipes, travels the world or plays with her cats. Please contact her for her online writing services on her website writtenbyvegan.com or visit her Instagram profile @writtenbyvegan.