Instant Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe-February 2024-www.zdask.com

　　Featured with Big Quesadillas with Black Beans, Broccoli, and Portobello Mushrooms (page 146), you can also pour this offbeat sauce over potatoes, sweet potatoes, and grains.

Ingredients

makes about 1 1/2 cups

　　3/4 cup firm silken tofu (about half of a 12.3-ounce package)

　　One 6-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained

　　Handful of cilantro or parsley leaves

　　2 tablespoons lime juice

　　1/2 teaspoon salt

Step 1

Combine all the ingredients in a food processor or the container of an immersion blender. Process until smooth, then transfer to a spouted container.

nutrition information

Step 2

(per 1/4 cup)

Step 3

Calories: 20

Step 4

Total Fat: 1g

Step 5

Protein: 2g

Step 6

Carbohydrates: 2g

Step 7

Fiber: 0g

Step 8

Sodium: 155mg

　　Reprinted with permission from Vegan Express: Featuring 160 Recipes for Quick, Delicious, and Healthy Meals by Nava Atlas. Copyright © 2008 by Nava Atlas. Excerpted by permission of Broadway, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Nava Atlas is the author of nine cookbooks, including The Vegetarian Family Cookbook, The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet, and Vegetarian Soups for All Seasons. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and two teenage sons (all vegans).