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    Home » Recipes » Vegan

    Black garlic creamy linguini pasta with olive oil béchamel

    Published: Nov 9, 2017 · Modified: Sep 22, 2018 by Makos

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    This olive oil béchamel sauce is a healthy alternative to milk cream. It gets flavored with black garlic for a creamy and hearty pasta dish.

    Black garlic creamy linguini pasta with olive oil béchamel

    This black garlic creamy linguini pasta with olive oil béchamel sauce isn’t just for those of us who like a plate of creamy pasta but without the saturated fat that comes from milk cream. It’s for everyone! When I was younger I didn’t use to watch what I ate, at least to the degree I do now. Cooking your own meals and seeing firsthand what you put in your pot – and thereby, inside your body – makes you, over time, more conscious about the way you cook and the ingredients you use. That’s why, sometimes, instead of making a pot of pasta drenched in cream, I make this healthier olive oil béchamel sauce 🙂

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    Well, what can I say… After the pork skewers (souvlaki) with black garlic tzatziki and the velvety mushroom soup with black garlic and porcini, I figured it was about time to add some black garlic to a pasta recipe. Will this black garlic obsession ever stop? I don’t know! What I know is that this recipe is very easy and quick to make, ideal for a weeknight, meatless, dinner and pretty healthy too (unless you overdo it with the parmesan cheese!). Linguini is a bit fancier than spaghetti, but this recipe works with any kind of pasta you have in your kitchen.

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    Made with olive oil, this béchamel sauce has nothing to be jealous of when compared with a béchamel made with butter. The key here is to sauté the flour with the olive oil very well until toasted and nutty, a procedure which will contribute to a very flavorful dish. Walnuts also add great flavor to this dish, plus a good amount of protein and some healthy, unsaturated, good-for-your-heart, fat.

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    Some notes/tips:

    • Cook the flour with the olive oil very well, until browned and fragrant. This will give the béchamel a nice nutty flavor
    • Linguini works well here but you can also use other types of pasta like spaghetti, pappardelle, farfalle or penne.
    • Béchamel sauce and nutmeg are best friends! Use freshly grated nutmeg for best results.
    • For a vegan dish, use almond milk and nutritional yeast instead of cow’s milk and parmesan cheese. Adjust the quantity of the nutritional yeast to your liking.
    • You can’t substitute regular garlic for black garlic since the taste is very different. However, if you don’t have black garlic and want to use regular garlic, I would suggest sautéing for 1-2 minutes with the olive oil and flour, prior adding the milk.
    • Substitute roasted hazelnuts, almonds or pecans for walnuts.

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    Black garlic creamy linguini pasta with olive oil béchamel

    This olive oil béchamel sauce is a healthy alternative to milk cream. It gets flavored with black garlic for a creamy and hearty pasta dish.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Active Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Main Course, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean
    Keyword: bechamel, black garlic, olive oil, pasta
    Yield: 2
    Calories: 877kcal
    Author: The Hungry Bites

    Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoons (25 grams) all-purpose flour
    • 3 tablespoons (30 grams) olive oil
    • 1 ¼ cup (300 grams) almond milk (or regular milk for vegetarian)
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • ¼ cup chopped parsley
    • ½ to 1 cup chopped walnuts
    • ½ teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg, or more according to taste
    • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
    • 2-3 cloves black garlic, minced or finely grated
    • 1 /2 cup grated parmesan cheese for vegetarians, or some nutritional yeast for vegans
    • ½ pound pasta, uncooked

    Instructions

    • Make the black garlic bechamel: Cook the flour with the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat, until it’s browned and starts to smell nutty. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the milk gradually, about ¼ cup at a time, stirring constantly with a whisk. At first, it will thicken, but as you continue to add milk it will loosen up. Whisk until smooth and return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly and thickened. Remove from the heat and add the salt, the pepper, the parsley, the walnuts, the black garlic, the nutmeg, the lemon zest, and the parmesan cheese. Stir to mix and set aside.
    • Make the pasta: Cook the pasta according to the packaging directions, drain it and return it to the pot.
    • Add the béchamel sauce and stir to combine. If the sauce is too thick, add a splash of milk.
    • Serve with some extra chopped walnuts and parsley. Eat!

    Notes

    If you find that the bechamel sauce is too thick, just add a little more milk or water until you get a creamy consistency.
    This recipe doubles easily to serve 4 people.

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    1. heather (delicious not gorgeous)

      November 11, 2017 at 7:08 pm

      really need to get my hands on some black garlic! and i love your tip to use hazelnuts instead of walnuts. that makes this sound even more decadent (:

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      • Makos

        November 12, 2017 at 8:19 pm

        Thank you Heather!

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      • Tracy Driggers

        February 02, 2021 at 11:46 pm

        Archer farms.org has black garlic from Oregon.

        Reply
    2. Lady Red

      July 10, 2018 at 5:16 pm

      I made this and the sauce turned out SUPER thick, like as thick as hummus. I don't know what I did wrong. It had a delicious flavor though, and almost seemed like it should be it's own dish.

      Reply
      • Makos

        July 10, 2018 at 8:06 pm

        Hey Lady Red! Probably the quantity of the flour was a little more than 25 grams (or the milk a little less?) If this happens again, just add more milk gradually, until you get the consistency you like 🙂

        Reply
    3. Sandy

      January 16, 2021 at 12:24 am

      I am making this tonight as I just received my black garlic. Sounds delicious!

      Reply
      • Makos

        January 16, 2021 at 6:51 am

        Bon appetit!

        Reply
    4. Mark Kromer

      August 29, 2021 at 5:57 pm

      It’s not bechamel if you use olive oil. As well the milk should be warmed to at least an equal temperature before adding.

      Reply

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