Rich Walnut Ragu - Vegan Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups walnuts
• 1 1/2 slices of bread, broken into pieces, approximately 60g (Nadia uses day-old ciabatta but use gluten-free option if required)
• 1 tablespoon stock powder (Nadia uses plant-based beef-style stock)
• 1/2 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon of liquid smoke
• Handful of fresh parsley
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 700g good quality tomato passata or diced canned tomatoes
• Few basil leaves (optional)
• Salt & pepper, to taste
• 500g dried or fresh fettuccine or pappardelle pasta (gluten-free if required)
• [To serve]
• Extra basil leaves
• Vegan parmesan cheese (store bought, or make Nadia's easy homemade parmesan!)